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very restricted area green bank, west virginia, Wi-Fi was introduced for the first time in history. Visitors continue to check out the secret community.
This area, known as the Quiet Zone, is home to the National Science Foundation Green Bank Observatory (NSF GBO).
The observatory is home to the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope. GBO has a radius of 13,000 square miles, which limits the height of cell phone towers and antennas, and requires coordination of transmissions, including microwave links.
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The observatory was built in 1956 and is open 24 hours a day.
In August, the GBO announced it would allow Greenbank Elementary and Junior High School, located next to the observatory’s telescope, to open. using WiFi.
For the first time, WiFi has been installed in the quiet zone at Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia. (NSF GBO)
Residents and businesses can also use 2.4GHz Wi-Fi in quiet zones.
“Radio frequencies used by Wi-Fi[s] “Connections with phones, tablets, and other devices require the same types of wavelengths emitted by objects in space,” the press release states.
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“If Wi-Fi is on at the same time, these frequencies overlap and mask what scientists are looking for,” he added.
NSF GBO Director Anthony Remijan said in a press release that the organization is trying to balance scientific activities with the modern reality of Wi-Fi.
The observatory is home to the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope. (Emily Cusk of The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“When these quiet zones were created in the late 1950s, Federal Communications Commission “In West Virginia and West Virginia, officials could not have predicted a technology that uses radio wavelengths, which is an almost essential part of our daily lives,” Remijan said.
Jill Mulsky, public relations manager for the National Radio Astronomical Observatory (NRAO), told FOX News Digital that visitors to the area are not increasing immediately. public science center It receives approximately 50,000 visitors annually.
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“The leaders of the observatory [school’s] Principal and Vice Principal regarding this [recent] change. Information was provided to the school’s IT staff. [National Radio Quiet Zone] We need school staff to implement it,” Marski said.
Upon arriving at the observatory, Visitors must be disabled All wireless signals on mobile phones and other smart devices.
Approximately 50,000 people visit the public science center each year. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Guests can learn how radio astronomy Teach scientists about space while exploring interactive exhibits.
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You can also take a look inside GBO’s historic telescope.
The observatory grounds are free and open to the public from sunrise to sunset every day, the venue’s website states. Guest says “Welcome” explore our trails Or take a self-guided tour of our site. ”
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In addition to local offerings, “Green Bank staff travel around the country and around the world to participate in educational programs and talk about the observatory’s science and technology.”
