INSTALLATION / 006ENGINEERING RECONSTRUCTION · NOT TO SCALE

Listening to the invisible.

Giant Radio Telescope Dish / Interactive 3D Cutaway

AETHERWAVE R-6 · Concept study

FIG. 01FULL STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY

DRAG TO ORBIT · SCROLL TO ZOOM · CLICK TO INSPECT

INITIALIZING 3D VIEW

1,286 COMPONENTS/PROCEDURAL MODEL

TEXTBOOK OPTICS / LIVE CALCULATIONINPUTS: ILLUSTRATIVE

01 WAVELENGTH

0.749 mλ = c / f

02 BORESIGHT GAIN

34.8 dBi10 log₁₀[η(πD/λ)²]

03 ANGULAR SCALE

3.27°θ ≈ 1.22λ / D

04 APERTURE AREA

201 m²A = π(D/2)²

INDEPENDENT ARITHMETIC CHECKGain via frequency-domain equation: checking…

ILLUSTRATIVE RENDERParabolic reflection → focal feed → low-noise receiver → signal chain

01 / EXHIBIT CONTROLS

Explore the installation

Move from structure to signal. Select any assembly to see what it does.

Viewing mode

01—05

Structural analysis

ADJUST

Exploded separation0% Cutaway aperture50%

Radio optics laboratory

LIVE

Observation frequency illustrative400 MHz Dish diameter scaled16 m Aperture efficiency illustrative65%

Component inspector

ALL GROUPS

SUBSYSTEM VISIBILITY / FOCUS

SELECT A COMPONENTClick on the installation

Inspect geometry and subsystem function. Use component isolate to filter the selected group.

Assembly sequence

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Start with foundation anchors, then build outward to the reflector and receiver.

Camera stations

PRESETS

THE SCIENCE Equations & limitations+

Operating mechanism. Incoming far-field radio waves reflect from a parabolic conducting surface and converge at its focus. A feed couples that field to a low-noise receiver; tracking mechanics change the dish pointing direction.

Textbook relations. λ = c/f; A = π(D/2)²; idealized aperture gain G = η(πD/λ)²; approximate diffraction scale θ = 1.22 λ/D in radians. The independent gain check uses G = η(πDf/c)², which is algebraically equivalent but evaluated from frequency directly.

Assumptions. Frequency, scaled diameter and efficiency are educational parameters, not actual device specifications. The beam angle is a representative diffraction scale, not a validated feed-pattern measurement. No beamforming, surface error, atmospheric loss, system noise temperature, or orbit dynamics are solved.

Models. Parabolic panels and feed position reflect genuine scientific features; drive housings, lattices, platforms and cable routes are engineering-inspired; exaggerated seams and section removals aid inspection. Animated rays and steering are illustrative, not a validated electromagnetic or mechanical simulation.

Illustrative design, not affiliated with any real institution or manufacturer.

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