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VLA, New Mexico, USA.
Very Large Array
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Very Large Array (VLA) is a set of giant radio telescopes at the Plains of
St. Augustin, a dry lake bed west from Socorro, New Mexico. This astronomic observatory
has a nice website of its own, plus an
interesting visitor center. I'm not going into scientific and technical details
here. While vorking nearby in September 2004, I was surprised to see how beautiful
and photogenic VLA was. Which is what this mini-page is about.
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| 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') in diameter. |
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| Giant trailers move the antennas
along three railroad tracks, either spreading them over the Plains for better
resolution, or pulling them close for better sensitivity. |
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| VLA in winter. |
VLA at sunset. |
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