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General Category => Huh? => Topic started by: ThaDood on November 19, 2020, 2144 UTC

Title: Well, this sucks! NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory
Post by: ThaDood 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.

Title: Re: Well, this sucks! NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory
Post by: Ct Yankee on December 01, 2020, 1535 UTC

Sounds like the planning was a bit too late:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/huge-loss-huge-puerto-rico-radio-telescope-arecibo-collapses-following-n1249515

Title: Re: Well, this sucks! NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory
Post by: Traveling Wave 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

Title: Re: Well, this sucks! NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory
Post by: ThaDood 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/