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The Arecibo Observatory is a very sensitive radio telescope
located approximately 9 miles (14 km) south-southwest
from the city of Arecibo in Puerto Rico. It is operated
by Cornell University under cooperative agreement with
the National Science Foundation. The observatory works
as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC)
although both names are officially used to refer to
it. NAIC more properly refers to the organization that
runs both the observatory and associated offices at
Cornell University.
The observatory's 305 m radio telescope is the largest
single-aperture telescope (cf. multiple aperture telescope)
ever constructed. It carries out three major areas of
research: radio astronomy, aeronomy (using both the
305 m telescope and the observatory's lidar facility),
and radar astronomy observations of solar system objects.
Usage of the telescope is gained by submitting proposals
to the observatory, which are evaluated by an independent
board of referees. (ref.
from wikipedia.com)
Visit the website for the obsevatory for more information
here
New Images from Puerto Rico. Featuring: Arecibo, Puerto
Rico
The town of ARECIBO in Puerto Rico was founded in 1616
.
Estimated population as of 2006 is 102,216 . The zipcode
is 00613
To learn more about Arecibo
click here
Photos taken by Eddie Santos
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