NRAO Very Large Array

USA / New Mexico / Alamo /

www.vla.nrao.edu/

The Very Large Array, one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter. The data from the antennas is combined electronically to give the resolution of an antenna 36km (22 miles) across, with the sensitivity of a dish 130 meters (422 feet) in diameter. For more information, see our overview of the VLA. The array is currently in the D configuration.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Large_Array

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Coordinates: 34°6'40"N 107°36'34"W

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Datil Plains of San Agustin Luera Peak San Mateo Mountains Wallace Mesa Shaw Mountain Pie Town, New Mexico Alegres Mountain Wagontongue Mountain Jack Peak