https://www.sciencealert.com/a-broken-cable-smashed-a-huge-hole-in-the-arecibo-observatory
Posts
Re: Merit Transformer Mystery
-
It certainly looks like an audio transformer although looks can be
deceiving. I'd map out which terminals have continuity and check
resistances to get a ro...
1 hour ago
Well they say if your antenna doesn't fall down every winter then it's not big enough! :)
ReplyDeleteVery sad occasion for astronomy. At least with a ground-based telescope it is relatively easy to get a crew there to do the repair. Remember Hubble? I was at JPL at the time the Hubble repair mission was executed. Amazing work.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteCorrecting a typo:
ReplyDeleteI agree Dean -- this is really sad. We have a ground-based dish built into the terrain. The dish itself doesn't move. Yet somehow we can't keep it from getting damaged? That's pretty bad. Didn't know you were at JPL. We'll have to talk about this someday. 73 Bill