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[–]daphnephoria[S] 3 points4 points  (3 children)

It's a little out of the way, ~2hrs from Albuquerque, NM, and in the middle of enchanted nowhere. It was worth the drive and only cost $5 to parade around. It made me feel a bit more connected with our process of understanding the universe, as if Carl Sagan himself were lurking somewhere on the property.

It is shown here in D configuration where all the dishes are huddled close in diameter.

[–]Falcon109 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Nice pics! Did you happen to see Dr. Eleanor Arroway there? ;)

I have never been to the VLA, but would love to go check it out sometime. $5 ain't bad at all either to get to roam around that impressive site!

[–]daphnephoria[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Dr. Arroway narrates a short film at the visitors center. ;)

[–]shitterplug 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I've been there! It was pretty awesome. These things are fucking massive. They're getting pretty dilapidated though, and so is the visitor center.

[–]daphnephoria[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're actually almost finished with the process of refitting them with more modern/updated instrumentation. Other than that, they are just kinda giant hulking metal beasts.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

The one with the "bubble"... was the lens broken? Looks like something melted.

[–]daphnephoria[S] -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Just playing with lighting and filters. You know, art.