New listening post

VLA

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November 17th 2007
Another fun side trip today. I went to the VLA - Very Large Array. It is 50 miles west of Socorro at an elevation of 7000 feet. I was vaguely familiar with it, but forgot it was out here. Twenty seven “small” antennas - each a mere 82 feet in diameter (think the size of a baseball infield - which is 90 feet across) make up the radio telescope. There are three arms each 13 miles long. Vis ... read more

North America » United States » New Mexico

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more