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   ocr: RADIO TELESCOPE Mou ANY radio OBJECTS waves in as the well as universe light give - - - - - - RADIO INCOMING WAVES Radio telescopes can detect these waves, just as an ordinary telescope detects light. They have a dish which collects the radio waves from objects of interest. The waves refect from the dish and onto an ANTENNA antenna that is linked to a computer. Radio telescopes can also send signals to spacecraft. VERTICAL ROTATOR STEERING. MECHANISM PARABOLIC DISH HORIZONTAL -L ROTATOR SEE ALSO a d