Some pictures from my three weeks of camp training.
This is part of the VLBA Radio Telescope program.
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My platform which is 2 feet wide, 15 feet long and has up to 6 kids on it at anytime.
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This is why I love this place
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Some co-workers doing some climbing on our tower
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No the VLBA is part of a different program than the VLA. Its a radio telescope that takes pictures of stars and so forth. There are 9 other sites that each have a dish and they spread from Hawaii to right next to my Camp in New Hampshire. They are all connected to the same computer and where one is facing the 9 others are as well and they take the largest possible picture of the sky at one time. We take our kids on hikes up to it to show them that its there and tell them some things about it. The dish is 82 feet in diameter
if you can read it, this sign has some info on it about the telescopes.
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well the VLA stand for Very large Array. Atleast the VLBA has Baseline in it, sounds a little more technical. You should see these things move. I actually got the chance when I was there last year to see it turn around and tilt. Its pretty sweet.
Just bought a new Spyderco knife to replace a older knife of mine. Amazing sharpness and looks pretty sleek imo. Price was steep 75 bucks but I know the price is matched in quality.