What an Unusual Observatory (52 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       17 Aug 2012       8822       7 GALLERY VIEW

The Arecibo Observatory is a radio telescope near the city of Arecibo in Puerto Rico. You may recognize it from various movies such as GoldenEye or The Losers, TV series like The X-Files or even video games (GoldenEye 007 or Just Cause 2).

 

Fyi: the observatory's 305 m (1,000 ft) radio telescope is the largest single-aperture telescope ever constructed.
 



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Dreth 12 year s ago
Yep, been there. It's on the north coast of PR. It's nice actually but not a whole lot if you suffer from acrophobia or if you're not chasing a villain.
       
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Z 12 year s ago
Does it work anymore?
       
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Haven 12 year s ago
It is not unusual, especially to anyone that has ever participated in the SETI@home project.
       
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DarkWolf 12 year s ago
I wonder if I can find my old stats. I took part in it when it first started in the late 90s. Had a rack of 4 computers working. :p
       
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Mr. Ree 12 year s ago
It looks like it needs a good cleaning.
       
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A 12 year s ago
Flashbacks to GoldenEye
       
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Action 12 year s ago
You forgot the most relevant movie. Contact
       
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