TheX Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 It was heavily damaged weeks ago, but now it has basically collapsed overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Yeah, that really sucks. After one cable came free from its anchor not too long ago, and another cable simply snapped, it was deemed too dangerous to repair. So this was the inevitable result. They were hoping to deconstruct it gracefully and not lose everything. Even the three towers snapped. I'm hoping it can be rebuilt anew once this is cleaned up, but that's not something I expect to happen quickly. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 They won't rebuild it. Interferometry made this obsolete which is why SETI got to use it so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 My next door neighbor is a PHD Cosmologist, with some serious credentials. He lives in radio telescope data every single day. Here is is answer to my question about the importance of Arecibo. It’s pretty tragic for certain science. There is some science that needs the monolithic giant dish. There’s another one in China, but it’s not nearly as good. A lot of the science done at the same wavelengths can be done with interferometers, which have been angular resolution usually, but loose sensitivity. So, it’s a big loss (it’s easier to work in places like Puerto Rico than China, which has a lot more restrictions, and usually requires their scientists take charge of the data, etc). The problem is finding other places that are conducive to giant dishes!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 1 hour ago, TheX said: The problem is finding other places that are conducive to giant dishes!! I'm thinking the IRS building would be a good start I'll see my way out............. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 Crazy! Arecibo radio telescope collapse caught on video (msn.com) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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