Comments on: Lovell Telescope

By: Ralph

Ralph — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 20:17:37 +0000

Yea, I decided to put off actually working this morning, and looked it up. 100’s may have requested it, but I like to think that I am the one that pushed ‘em over the top to post it.

It’s pretty cool (and large) even at lo-res.

By: OtterEven

OtterEven — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 15:38:18 +0000

It’s in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, which is here:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

But darned if I can find the ’scope. There’s no hi-res in the area which doesn’t help, I’m sure.

Otter

By: TexasAndroid

TexasAndroid — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:30:12 +0000

ralph:

[Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico][1]

[1]: http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/04/arecibo-radio-telescope/

By: ralph

ralph — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:42:15 +0000

Speaking of telescopes and large dishes, has anyone ever found that large dish that is in the top of a mountain? I can’t remember it’s name or location, but I believe it is the same one featured in the movies ‘Contact’ and ‘one of those Bond movies’. I want to say it was in Central America somewhere.

By: wimtros

wimtros — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:13:29 +0000

HTML

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 01:17:12 +0000

There’s something very aesthetically satisfying about using an orbiting satellite to take a picture of an earthbound radiotelescope.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 15:05:17 +0000

Effelsberg is the largest in Europe and until 2000 was the largest steerable in the world. I tried to look it up in google maps but as we live in banana republic Germany, there is no hires data of the area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effelsberg

By: Some Guy

Some Guy — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 12:14:14 +0000

It is the largest in Europe?? Youre sure?

Isn't the largest Radio Telescope in Europe in Effelsberg in Germany? ( 50Â°31'26.59"N / 6Â°53'2.19"E)

I'm almost sure of that.