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Lunchtime Photo

This radio telescope is part of the Very Long Baseline Array, a network of ten telescopes throughout the United States that can make observations at very short wavelengths (approximately in the range of 3 millimeters to 900 millimeters). It's right next to the Owens Valley Radio Observatory run by Caltech, which consists of about a dozen radio telescopes of various sizes.

When I took this picture I was careful to frame it so I'd include the mountains in the background. However, it wasn't until I got home that I realized just how striking those mountains were. If you told me this picture was taken in the high Andes I think I'd believe you.

February 17, 2021 — Near Big Pine, California

6 thoughts on “Lunchtime Photo

  1. ssittig1

    I think you mean LONG wavelengths. Short wavelengths are x-rays and gamma rays. The VLA works in the radio frequencies. Big dishes are needed for long wavelengths.

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