Shocked, shocked to discover that the lovely district I came to for purely political reasons also has the Very Large Array and White Sands
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Replying to @Pinboard
Radio astronomer here, if you have any VLA questions!
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Replying to @pkgw
I’m going to visit it tomorrow. Any inside tips? Is there a particularly great antenna?
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Replying to @Pinboard
There's (almost?) always a 28th one inside the maintenance hangar that you may be able to go up on. Unlikely to be able to go up on any of the active ones but you could ask quietly?
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(Obviously you can't while they're observing, but often the daytime includes maintenance where they "birdbath" the antennas.)
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Replying to @pkgw
thank you; that’s very helpful and informative! I’m very excited to visit this place
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