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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Comments (40)
onnetz
Cool photo and info.
flavia49
stunning structure!!!! great photo!
tennesseecowgirl
Who said size doesn't matter LOL nice shot my friend.
orig_buggy
looks like something out of a sci-fi novel...great shot!!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
shadownet
ET call home? Nice array!
dbrv6
Great photo and info with it
bazza
Nice capture and info very interesting, well done!!
annie5
Interesting photo..thanks for the info! :)
THROBBE
Excellent!
Faemike55
I love astronomy so this is perfect! Great shot and wonderful information!
ysvry
great foto , did ET phoned home yet? :P
Richardphotos
I drove by these in 2001 but the temperature was below freezing with a strong wind so I never stopped
bimm3d
cool photo!!!!!!!!!!
Minda
beautiful photo and excellent info sig!!
mariogiannecchini
Foto bella e interessante spiegzione ! Beautiful photos and interesting explanation!
pspworkshop
This is a great view!!!!
erlandpil
Cool photo erland
NoelCan
They are an amazing sight.. Well done..
PIERRE25
Jolie prise de vue!
carlx
Superb place!!!
prutzworks
hello, is there anybody out there?
casmindo
This is where we talk to the Mother ship I think! Always intriqued the kids when we drove past there. Great Panorama.
NoobasaurUS
Fantastic shot and background information!!! Big science hard at work 24/7!!!! Super work!!!!!
Umbetro38
cool POV very technical scene
emmecielle
Excellent shot! :)
sandra46
WONDERFUL! a really impressive olace, fascinating in its own way!
duncanoooo
I bet this place is creepy at night.
jocko500
wonderful shot of theses
psyoshida
ET call home! Great site and wonderful shot!