Comments on: Germany Wins…

By: Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:53:40 +0000

The largest movable one is in Green Bank, WV. On Google maps it shows up as a fuzzy blob, but if you know the layout of the place you can find all the major landmarks.

By: adam

adam — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 04:54:12 +0000

Go Trinidad and Tobago–pick that ball out of your net . a galant try by Falkrirk reserves

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 01:55:51 +0000

Whoops, forgot the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, in West Virgina. At 110×100 meters, it’s the largest stearable in the world. http://www.gb.nrao.edu/GBT/GBT.shtml

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:57:24 +0000

I want to remind people it’s not a competition. If it was, the VLA scope in Socorro NM with 1.6X the area of the german scope would have to be brought up. And the ability of the VLA to be configured as a 22 mile across scope.

By: andr3as

andr3as — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:14:17 +0000

Hey, I’ve been there. This thing is HUGE…We were kicked out of a presentation once though because someone was disturbing it…but hey, I was 5 years old.
As for the other competition: Go Germany! ..and since soccer should not be political: go Iran!

By: blah

blah — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:15:06 +0000

Effelsberg is the largest moveable radio telescope in the world, the one in Puerto Rico is the largest non-moveable radio telescope.

If you have ever the chance of visiting the one in Effelsberg, you should really take the chance. It’s mounted in a small dell and you can’t see it until you are more or less directly in front of it. So you’ll get the dimension to see very lately. Watch how long it takes for a bird to fly through it.

With a little luck it will move while you are looking at it, takes some time to gather, as it moves pretty slow.

By: DasJan

DasJan — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:00:27 +0000

Arecibo is much larger, but Effelsberg is fully movable while Arecibo is just built into the ground. Iirc Effelsberg is the second largest in the world of its kind and indeed it looks pretty impressive.
( http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Effelsberg_total2.jpg )

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 03:52:23 +0000

I think it’s nice that nobody pointed out how this telescope is only 9.3 times smaller in terms of area than the one in Arecebo, Puerto Rico. That would have been rude.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 23:33:41 +0000

Yup, Germany wins. So much for Costa Rica.

As a semi-soccer fan in America, I have to say: USA! USA! USA! But we’re up against the Czech Republic first match, dammit. It was a good try.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:24:09 +0000

well, as a fan of the english game… go just about everyone!

except germany of course shame about ballack….

slightly relaxed chelsea fan