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Jodrell Bank Observatory, an Uncommon card
Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 72,000
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Jodrell Bank Observatory quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jodrell Bank Observatory card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The main telescope at the observatory is the ______ Telescope.
Answer
Lovell. The main telescope at the observatory is the Lovell Telescope. From the Jodrell Bank Observatory article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The observatory was established in ____ by Bernard Lovell, a radio astronomer at the university, to investigate cosmic rays after his work on radar in the Second World War.
Answer
1940s. The observatory was established in 1945 by Bernard Lovell, a radio astronomer at the university, to investigate cosmic rays after his work on radar in the Second World War. From the Jodrell Bank Observatory article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The observatory was established in 1945 by Bernard Lovell, a radio astronomer at the university, to investigate cosmic rays after his work on radar in the Second World War.
- It has since played an important role in the research of meteoroids, quasars, pulsars, masers, and gravitational lenses, and was heavily involved with the tracking of Soviet and US spacecraft of the Space Race.
- The main telescope at the observatory is the Lovell Telescope.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jodrell Bank Observatory article was read about 72,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jodrell Bank Observatory (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mike Peel, Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
