Bleien Radio Observatory

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Bleien Radio Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory located halfway between Zurich and Bern in Switzerland. Its focus is on large bandwidth radio spectroscopy. The observatory is near the village of Bleien, 5 km south of Gränichen in the Canton of Aargau. The place is in a shallow valley that is relatively well protected against terrestrial interference.

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N 47.34 °	E 8.11 °

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Pfendelweg

Pfendelweg
5722
Aargau, Switzerland
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