Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A Big Dish at the VLA Radio Observatory

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 29, 2006 is “A Big Dish at the VLA Radio Observatory,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Victor Bobbett). The original explanation runs about 105 words.

A Big Dish at the VLA Radio Observatory
Credit & Copyright: Victor Bobbett Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“They are so large, they are almost unreal. The radio dishes of the Very Large Array (VLA) of radio telescopes might appear to some as a strange combination of a dinosaur skeleton and common satellite-TV receiving dish .”

— APOD editors, November 29, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 29, 2006
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Victor Bobbett
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 105 words

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