Jim Purcell
Very Large Array
The VLA is a radio astronomy observatory located on Route 60 West of Socorro, NM. The array is made up of 27 independent antennas. Each dish is 82 feet (25 meters) wide. The array is y-shaped and measures 13 miles long, and the configuration is actually movable and changed every three to four months. There is an array of ten similar sized dishes in Hawaii. The antennas received radio communications for Voyager 2 as it flew by Neptune. It has been used in more than 10,000 astronomical projects.
This array was shown in the movies, "Contact", "The Arrival," and "Independence Day." It can be seen on the cover of the Bon Jovi album "Everyday," and Dire Straits album "On The Night."
The camera: Pentax k-7
The lens: Pentax-DA SMC 18-250mm, ƒ3.5-6.3
The exposure: 1/320 second, at ƒ6.3, ISO 100
The focal length: 42.5
Very Large Array
The VLA is a radio astronomy observatory located on Route 60 West of Socorro, NM. The array is made up of 27 independent antennas. Each dish is 82 feet (25 meters) wide. The array is y-shaped and measures 13 miles long, and the configuration is actually movable and changed every three to four months. There is an array of ten similar sized dishes in Hawaii. The antennas received radio communications for Voyager 2 as it flew by Neptune. It has been used in more than 10,000 astronomical projects.
This array was shown in the movies, "Contact", "The Arrival," and "Independence Day." It can be seen on the cover of the Bon Jovi album "Everyday," and Dire Straits album "On The Night."
The camera: Pentax k-7
The lens: Pentax-DA SMC 18-250mm, ƒ3.5-6.3
The exposure: 1/320 second, at ƒ6.3, ISO 100
The focal length: 42.5