For the second time in just a matter of months, a cable accident at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory has caused even more damage to one of the world’s largest and most powerful radio telescopes. In August Gust, astronomers and science-lovers were surprised to see a huge hole burst from a …
Read More »August Damage to dish as a result of gust cable failure. Image: UCF today In another disappointing shock for this second favorite feature, another cable reflector has fallen on the dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The main support cable of the Ci Resibo Observatory failed and fell …
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One of the most prominent astronomical observers in the world has a hole. On Monday, a 3-inch-thick (76-mm-thick) cable broke at the Arecibo Observatory, cutting a 30-foot (30-meter) hole in the reflector dish of the 20-acre radio telescope in Puerto Rico. The observatory was just opened after a temporary closure …
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