• The Proposal
• Introduction
• Ireland's Astronomical Heritage
• Science & Technology
• Technical Specifications
• Meetings & Events
• Photo Gallery
• Contact

Proposal

ARTI (A Radio Telescope for Ireland) is a project to construct and operate a state-of-the-art 32m diameter radio telescope at Birr, County Offaly, on a radio-quiet site provided by Lord Rosse.

The telescope will be used:

1. for frontline radio astronomy, geophysics, and ionosphereic studies
   • as a standalone instrument
   • jointly with the MERLIN array of radio telescopes in the UK
   • jointly with the European VLBI Network - an array of radio telescopes spanning Europe
2. to support undergraduate and postgraduate reasearch projects in a wide range of scientific and engineering disciplines
3. as an interactive educational tool to convey the excitement of scientific research to second-level students

Jodrell Bank Observatory and the European VLBI Network, image courtesy of NRAO/AUI.

Grounds of Birr Castle, Co. Offaly. Proposed site of ARTI.

The operations of the telescope will be jointly managed by a consortium of Irish Universities and Institutes of Technology.