Arecibo Observatory - End
At the end of the day, I could not resist but give a little "astronomy" speech to the renowned scientists at Arecibo Observatory. I think they enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the visit. :) Overall, it was worth the 1.5 hour trip from San Juan (Puerto Rico's capital)! I would definitely come back again!
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Labels: arecibo observatory, astronomy, puerto rico, radio telescope
posted by Andrew K at
3:02 PM
2 Comments:
Nice trip report Andrew. My only view has been via the bond movie! It was good to see and learn a bit about this observatory.
Dave Wagner
www.lcas-astronomy.org
Glad you liked it!
I actually watched that part of GoldenEye again right after visiting Arecibo.
It the movie the dish is made out of concrete and holds water to make it look like a lake from the air. In reality it is made out of perforated aluminum panels so it would be leaking just a bit :)
Another good example of Hollywood's imagination at work.
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