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The Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)

This is one of the ten radio antennas spread in the United States to allow astronomers to make detailed studies of celestial objects. Each 260-ton, 25-meter diameter antenna is remotely controlled. The ten antennas are capable of simulating a single antenna 5 000 miles wide!

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Uploaded on January 23, 2017
Taken on September 13, 2015