Get to know the coolest telescope around, the Very Large Array!
Dave Finley gives a nice overview of the work done at one of the most productive astronomical facilities in the world, the VLA in New Mexico. You know you’ve seen it before in the movie, “Contact,” or the cover of the Bon Jovi album, Bounce. Now, learn about the cool science coming out of the 27-antenna interferometer*, and plans that are underway to improve the sensitivity by 10-fold!
*One of these days I’ll write up a beginner’s guide to interferometers, mostly because I was disappointed by my own introductions years ago. And it’s a really great method of building radio telescopes.
I’m a 7th (and final!) year
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intrinsicallyknotted // September 17, 2008 at 00:23 |
My parents went there last year (and I’m horribly envious). Pretty cool place!
kurt // September 19, 2008 at 02:12 |
I saw the video..All a can say is what a plantation of telescope..
I”m so amaze for so many telescope in New Mexico, is that place a telescopeindustry…