Built in 1959 by Convair, the installation has been operated since 1963 by the University of Maryland. This and the other radio telescopes around the world are making a comprehensive map of the various sources of radio energy in the Universe. Some of the studies are relatively close to home. Dr. William Erickson, who designed the Clark Lake facility, adjusts one of the 16 antennas that soon will be used to study the sun. This particular project is being financed by the National Aeronautics and Space administration.

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