Nestled in the Southern reaches of the Pisgah National Forest, PARI is a combined education and research facility. The campus has 4 radio telescopes - a 4.5-meter, a 12-meter, and 2 26-meter dishes. Both the 4.5 and 12-meter dishes are remotely accessible, with the 4.5-meter dish being used almost exclusively for educational purposes.

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In addition to the radio dishes, PARI has a number of optical instruments, including a research grade Cassegrain telescope. 

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We should also mention that PARI is home to the Astronomical Photographic Data Archive, which houses more than 420,000 astronomical photographic plates and films from observatories around the world.