LOFAR

Radiotelescopes

Folder: Astronomy

04 Oct 2015

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250 visits

LOFAR

These are the low band receivers. The frequencies of the receivers are such that it is possible to look for hydrogen in the early phase of the universe

04 Oct 2015

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248 visits

LOFAR

Undercover are the high band receivers

04 Oct 2015

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LOFAR

Picture of an aerial photograph of the central part of LOFAR. A Low Frequency Radiotelescope, operating between 10 and 240 MHz. Other stations are at Jülich, Effelsberg, Tautenburg, Potsdam and Unterweilenbach in Germany, Nancay in France, Onsola in Sweden and Chilbolton in England

01 Jan 2008

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6 comments

320 visits

Very Large Array (VLA)

1981 slide

07 Jul 2008

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Very Large Array

Worked here for a couple of years (early 1980's) and did a lot of radioastronomical observations of galaxies en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_G._Jansky_Very_Large_Array

07 Jul 2008

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566 visits

Very Large Array

New Mexico, Land of Enchantment. The enchantment is often in the sky. In summer often an afternoon thunderstorm with these dark skies Soundtrack to Life: Cuby and the Blizzards, The sky is crying (note the excellent guitar, Eelco Gelling) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mesxSuOr3bg

07 Jul 2008

1 favorite

250 visits

Very Large Array

01 Jan 2008

5 favorites

10 comments

365 visits

VLA 1/27

1981 slide, not perfect but the only one with one telescope Pink Floyd: Is anybody out there www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNLhxKpfCnA

Location:
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26 Jan 2020

37 favorites

8 comments

314 visits

VLA, New Mexico

Two of the 27 telescopes that work as one large telescope. Each individual telescope has a diameter of 25 meter. Scan of a 1981 slide
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