This is about east of the historic village of San Pedro de Atacama, southeast of the mining town of Calama, and about east-northeast of the coastal port of Antofagasta. Jansky Prize The Karl G. Jansky Lectureship is a prestigious lecture awarded by the board of trustees of the NRAO. The Lectureship is awarded "to recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement of radio astronomy." Recipients have included Fred Hoyle, Charles Townes, Edward M. Purcell, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Philip Morrison, Vera Rubin, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Frank J. Low, and Mark Reid. The lecture is delivered in Charlottesville, Green Bank, and in Socorro. See also List of astronomical observatories National Optical Astronomy Observatory References External links Radio observatories Astronomy institutes and departments Federally Funded Research and Development Centers University of Virginia National Science Foundation Research institutes in Virginia Science and technology in Virginia Research institutes established in 1956 Scientific organizations established in 1956 1956 establishments in Virginia Organizations based in Virginia