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Dormie62

February 07, 2024 03:58PM

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I worked on a movie at the VLA for a week. Neat place.

The Jodrell Bank telescope in the UK, just outside of Manchester, rotates on a circular railroad track, apparently supported by front trucks reclaimed from scrapped GWR steam locomotives, in a bid to save money.

Ian

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