We left Datil Wells early in the morning and headed to Albuquerque. Across barren snow covered plains we encountered a group of graceful antelope out for a morning stroll. A few miles later we came upon such a stark contrast...the VLA (very large array). This observatory consists of 27 independent antennas each of which has a dish diameter of 82 feet. The VLA is a multi purpose instrument designed to allow investigations of many astronomical objects including radio galaxies, super nova remnants, radio emitting stars, black holes etc. It is not used to assist in the SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence).
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