Very Large Array - Wikipedia
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) is a centimeter-wavelength radio astronomy observatory in the southwestern United States built in the 1970s. It lies in central New Mexico on the Plains of San Agustin, between the towns of Magdalena and Datil, approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Socorro.
NRAO Very Large Array
2019年8月21日 · The Very Large Array, one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter.
Visit the Very Large Array – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope facility is a two-hour drive from Albuquerque, 50 miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. The Visitor Center features an award-winning documentary narrated by Jodie Foster, plus exhibits describing radio astronomy and the VLA telescope.
Very Large Array – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The wider an array is, the bigger its eye is, and the more detail it can see out in space. The VLA’s unique shape gives us three nice long arms of nine telescopes each. It also gives us the flexibility of stretching the arms when we need to zoom in for more detail.
Plan Your Visit – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Visiting the Very Large Array. The VLA normally hosts two open houses a year – one in October and one in April. Open House events are free but require advance timed-entry admission. The day includes free tours and talks by NRAO staff and opportunities to meet and speak with VLA operations personnel.
National Radio Astronomy Observatory – Revealing the Hidden …
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in the Atacama Desert, Chile, is the most complex observatory ever built. The Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) is ten radio telescopes stationed across 5,351 miles. It’s the world’s sharpest, dedicated telescope array.
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array — NRAO Science Site
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array:: Current Status of the VLA :: UP; The VLA is in A-configuration. Antenna Positions; VLA Monthly Schedule; The VLA Observational Status Summary. A Radio-Optical View of Hercules A Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Baum and C. O'Dea (RIT), R. Perley and W. Cotton (NRAO/AUI/NSF), and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
NRAO: Socorro, New Mexico
The Very Large Array (VLA), one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin 80 km (50 miles) miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter.
VLA Fact Sheet - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The National Science Foundation's Very Large Array is a radio telescope using 27 antennas arranged in a ``Y'' shape on the Plains of San Agustin 50 miles west of Socorro, NM. All 27 antennas usually work together as a single instrument.
NRAO Very Large Array: Tours - National Radio Astronomy …
2008年9月26日 · Take a virtual tour of the Very Large Array, courtesy of students from Socorro High School. While in the Southwest, you may want to visit some other astronomical observatories. For information about observatories in this region, check out the Web page of the Southwestern Consortium of Observatories for Public Education (SCOPE)