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Article: Astronomers lament loss of telescope. (National Radio Astronomy Observatory)
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- November 26, 1988
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Astronomers lament loss of telescope
A U.S. telescope that had served for 26 years as a leading tool worldwide for studying cosmic sources of radio-frequency signals came crashing down in minutes last week. While officials at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Green Bank, W. Va., investigate why the 300-foot-diameter dish collapsed, astronomers say its demise will profoundly limit their capabilities.
"Radio astronomy is going to be pretty tough without it," says Kenneth J. Johnston of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. He says no set of existing instruments can completely fill the void left by the dish failure. Located in ...