Arecibo radio telescope to close down - Printable Version

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RE: Arecibo radio telescope to close down - Kyng - 12-03-2020

Well, apparently, the collapse was caught on film by the USA's National Science Foundation:



Also, if you want to see an explanation of exactly how and why this happened, then Scott Manley has provided one - complete with an MS Paint reconstruction:



It has to be said, the footage of the collapse is sad, but spectacular.

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RE: Arecibo radio telescope to close down - Spook of the lost - 12-04-2020

Time to build an even bigger and better telescope, a MKII.

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RE: Arecibo radio telescope to close down - Kyng - 12-04-2020

(12-04-2020, 01:13 AM)Spook of the lost Wrote: Time to build an even bigger and better telescope, a MKII.

Bring it on .

Arecibo lost its title as the world's largest single-dish radio telescope some years ago - and that title is now held by the RATAN-600 in Russia. Maybe try to beat that ?

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