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September 10th, 2014

The Very Large Array

This image shows us the famous Very Large Array in New Mexico. 27 separate radio telescopes laid out in an enormous Y-shape in the desert Plains of San Augustin. Each one of these dishes is 25 meters in diameter and is capable to observing separate targets. However, for important observations, like in this wallpaper, all […]

The Very Large Array

This image shows us the famous Very Large Array in New Mexico. 27 separate radio telescopes laid out in an enormous Y-shape in the desert Plains of San Augustin. Each one of these dishes is 25 meters in diameter and is capable to observing separate targets. However, for important observations, like in this wallpaper, all 27 dishes are pointed at the same target and the data is combined suing complicated mathematics to give far more accurate information than could otherwise be obtained. The VLA has made many impressive contributions to astronomy and remains one of the worlds premier radio observatories. This wallpaper shows the central section of the array, with all the dishes focused on one source low on the horizon. It looks like a collection of enormous ears listening to the universe. Which is actually a pretty good description.

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