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Latiin America Today - by Madeline Schwartz

The Biggest Telescope

May 30th 2007 20:41
The Arecibo Observatory
The Arecibo Observatory which is part of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), a national research center operated by Cornell University under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). Additional support is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)


The Observatory operates on a continuous basis, 24 hours a day every day, providing observing time, electronics, computer, travel and logistic support to scientists from all over the world. All results of research are published in the scientific literature which is publicly available.

As the site of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, the Observatory is recognized as one of the most important national centers for research in radio astronomy, planetary radar and terrestrial aeronomy.

In addition an Optical Laboratory with a variety of instrumentation used for the passive study of terrestrial airglow is located at the Observatory. A lidar (Light Detection And Ranging) together with a Fabry-Perot interferometer is primarily used to measure neutral winds and temperatures of the middle atmosphere This capability complements that of the incoherent scatter radar, and gives Arecibo a unique capability in the world in terms of aeronomic research.


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Comment by Tracy

May 30th 2007 21:54


Movies and Life
Wow, pretty impressive.

Tracy

Comment by Madeline Schwartz

May 30th 2007 22:48


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Yes! When I was little my parents loved to take there. It's a beautiful place.
Thanks for your comment,
Madeline

Comment by Tracy

May 31st 2007 06:19


Movies and Life
That would've been a fascinating place to visit as a child...and as an adult too, amazing.

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