Arecibo Observatory

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The Arecibo Observatory is impressive. It's hard to get a sense of scale, but the dish has a 1000-foot diameter and is permanently affixed in a natural sinkhole, so all positioning is done by moving the receivers on the 900-ton platform suspended above it.


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