Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) - Fort Davis, TX

USA / Texas / Fort Davis /
 astronomy, research, radio telescope
A 25-meter radio dish that is part of the NRAO Very Long Baseline Array, a system that combines 10 identical antennas across the western hemisphere into a single radio telescope over 8,600 km (5,300 miles) across.

Official Site: www.vlba.nrao.edu/
Live Web Cam: www.vlba.nrao.edu/sites/SITECAM/FDcam.shtml
Reference: www.vlba.nrao.edu/sites/fd1.shtml

VLBA Webring (Mauna Kea, HI): wikimapia.org/#lat=19.801493&lon=-155.455685&z=16&l=0&...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Long_Baseline_Array
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   30°38'5"N   103°56'41"W

Comments

  • Originally constructed by Harvard University as the George R. Agassiz Station, and used for general radio astronomy research in the 1960's.
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