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ThaDood

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Well, this sucks! NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory
« on: November 19, 2020, 2144 UTC »
NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope due to safety concerns,   https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301674     Bye-bye ultimate DX.
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Re: Well, this sucks! NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2020, 1535 UTC »
« Last Edit: December 01, 2020, 1703 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Well, this sucks! NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2020, 1735 UTC »
 NSF released drone and go pro footage of the collapse. At 5 minutes into the video the slow motion footage is very detailed...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59WQIRvezzI
« Last Edit: December 04, 2020, 1739 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: Well, this sucks! NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2020, 2014 UTC »
And, what an F'n waste. I'd rather have my tax $$$$$ pay for that, than BS overseas wars. Hopefully, Greenbank will still keep rockin',   https://public.nrao.edu/telescopes/300-foot-telescope/
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