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The Very Large Array of Radio Telescopes


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#86890 by @ 15.05.2006 00:00 - nach oben -
The Very Large Array of Radio Telescopes

Explanation: The most photogenic array of radio telescopes in the world has also been one of the most productive. Each of the 27 radio telescopes in the Very Large Array (VLA) is the size of a house and can be moved on train tracks. The above pictured VLA, inaugurated in 1980 is situated in New Mexico, USA. The VLA has been used to discover water on planet Mercury, radio-bright coronae around ordinary stars, micro-quasars in our Galaxy, gravitationally-induced Einstein rings around distant galaxies, and radio counterparts to cosmologically distant gamma-ray bursts. The vast size of the VLA has allowed astronomers to study the details of super-fast cosmic jets, and even map the center of our Galaxy. An upgrade of the VLA is being planned.

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#86957 by @ 15.05.2006 23:02, edited @ 15.05.2006 23:03 - nach oben -
Das da genau 22 müänd si ?
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#86958 by @ 15.05.2006 23:09, edited @ 15.05.2006 23:09 - nach oben -
knapp denebed
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#86969 by @ 16.05.2006 01:34 - nach oben -
me chas als 22 einzelni oder als 1 grosses bruche. also 23
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#86973 by @ 16.05.2006 07:23 - nach oben -
sind aber 27...