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Saturday, November 28, 2020

Arecibo Damage

 

Arecibo Damage, SkySat image August 10, 2020
Click to embiggenate. That should make the damage apparent.

I've heard that the Arecibo Radio Telescope was being shut down, but now we've got a picture and an explanation.

The Arecibo Observatory has been shut down after a structural cable failed, punching a 100-foot-long gash in the dish. - PlanetLabs

Via The Unwanted Blog

1 comment:

Arthur said...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEe4Wlc5Vp0&t=273s

I guess they were planning to repair it until the rest of the support cables suddenly appeared to be really sketchy.