| Beautiful photo of CSIRO's Australia
Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) taken by Angel Lopez-Sanchez -
@El_Lobo_Rayado.
Five of the six 22-m dishes are seen in one of the most compact hybrid
configurations, where two antennas are placed on the short northern spur
while the others remain on the regular east-west track. Antennas 1-5 are
moved to different positions along the track every few weeks; only antenna
6 (CA06) remains stationary. With the help of Earth rotation the six radio
dishes of the ATCA form one very large synthesis telescope with a maximum
diameter of 6 kilometers. The ATCA is located just outside the town of
Narrabri in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. - The photo was taken at
sunset in August 2007.
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