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The Arecibo collapse as it happened…

The Arecibo Observatory has released this dramatic footage of the recent collapse of the instrument platform on the telescope. Credit: Arecibo Observatory and the National Science Foundation.

The Arecibo Telescope is 57 years old. It suddenly occurred to me that so am I…

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3 Responses to “The Arecibo collapse as it happened…”

  1. brissioni's avatar
    brissioni Says:
    December 3, 2020 at 6:07 pm

    Are there other telescopes to rely on?

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  2. telescoper's avatar
    telescoper Says:
    December 3, 2020 at 7:37 pm

    Not constantly but the collapse happened during an inspection.

    Reply

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