I was exploring the back roads of eastern Washington and what did I find in the middle of farm country? A radio telescope! I’m a space nut and this is one of the coolest things I have found on my photo roadtrips. It is part of a network of ten radio telescopes called the VLBA (Very Large Baseline Array). The western most telescope in the network is in Hawaii, and the eastern most telescope is in the Virgin Islands. The telescopes work together to act like a huge telescope with a diameter of 5351 miles. You can read more about the VLBA here.
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Love the shots and the information, Mike!
How very cool, I had no idea about the VLBA! Nice shots Mike.
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Nice shots Mike. This reminds me the scene from the movie Independence Day. I wonder if it’s the same place? I can’t wait until I am better so we can go explore out there.
Thanks Em. When you’re ready we will go there – lots of good stuff to photograph in that area.
You learn something new every day dont you? Or me after reading this! Very cool!
Very cool! And, in your own backyard (more or less).