VLA (Very Large Array) by junge1
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The Very Large Array is located on the Plains of San Agustin at an elevation of about 7,000-ft. about 50 miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. It is one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories which consists of 27 individual radio antennae. Each antenna weighs 230 short tons and each dish has a diameter of 25m (82-ft).
The antennae can be configured in four arrays along the Y-configuration of the track.
A array - with a maximum antenna separation of 36km.
B array - 10km
C array - 3.6km
D array - 1km
The telescopes are switched between these configurations approximately every four months.
The VLA uses Aperture Synthesis Interferometry. The smallest angular resolution that can be reached is about 0.05 arc seconds at a wavelength of 7mm.
This panoramic view was taken on 4 October 2009.
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Sig...
Comments (40)
Fabulous pano! Full view is quite a treat. I think the one in the middle is feeling a bit rebelious. :)
sehr interessant!!!!
Super cool capture Sig. They look like they are on railroad tracks. Dana
great shot ! very interesting to see
I've been there in september. Fascinating.
Very cool and again impressive panorama!!! Stunning info on something I know little about... Aircraft - yep! Space - Nope!... Cheer mate! Rob.
Great capture! This is a very familiar view to me as I work for the VLA. Well done!!
A most interesting capture, thanks!
I've seen these in a number of movies. They are huge!
This is amazing to see. I am invovled with company in South Africa doing electronics for the installation of the first 7 dishes in an array in the Karoo, South Africa. Great info! Clive