One of the main founders of the world's largest radio telescope of FAST Nan Rendong died the day before in China. The corresponding statement was placed on an official web resource of observatory at Academy of Sciences of China.
Rendong on the 73rd year of life Died. The exact cause of death while remains to the unknown. In September, 2016, until delivery of a radio telescope of FAST in operation, to the scientist made the diagnosis lung cancer. Despite so serious illness, he continued to work for the benefit of science and did not stop the research activity. Colleagues of the scientist claim that his enthusiasm inspired all around.
Radioteleskop FAST settles down in the province Gaizhou that in the southwest of China. It was put into operation in September of last year. Diameter of a reflector of this installation makes more than 500 meters that is more, than at his next competitor from Puerto-Rican observatory almost on 200 meters. If to take the sizes of an aperture in attention and it is sensitive an intake, analogs in the world it at all has no.
the Telescope can help scientists with supervision over the space objects which are at distance about 11 billions light years from a terrestrial surface. FAST works together with the most powerful that allows to process constantly a huge data flow and signals which can hardly be caught if they arrive from the remote corners of the Universe. Construction of a telescope was conducted since 2011. The project cost more than 1,2 billion yuans that is equated to 180 million dollars.
Ofitserov Nicholas