Arecibo Observatory Telescope Collapses

Phoenix said:
It's really awful this happened. It was a wonderful telescope.
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Yes Phoenix, quite impressive to say the least. I knew about the VLA but I never even knew Arecibo was once part of the SETI program until I saw Contact.
 

FastTrax said:
Yes Phoenix, quite impressive to say the least. I knew about the VLA but I never even knew Arecibo was once part of the SETI program until I saw Contact.
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My husband and I watch a lot of documentaries on space things. He turned me onto this kind of thing. Contact was a good show. It could have had a better ending.
 
Phoenix said:
My husband and I watch a lot of documentaries on space things. He turned me onto this kind of thing. Contact was a good show. It could have had a better ending.
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Me too, everything space related. I think the most thought provoking scene was when James Woods and Angela Basset remarked about the 18 hours of static.

A member of www.fandom.com said this was supposed to be part of a Contact alternate ending although I doubt it. interesting nonetheless.


Take care.
 
Just before the cable snapped the following was recorded, "Greetings people of Earth. We have come to......................damn! The cable went out!"
 
FastTrax said:
Me too, everything space related. I think the most thought provoking scene was when James Woods and Angela Basset remarked about the 18 hours of static.

A member of www.fandom.com said this was supposed to be part of a Contact alternate ending although I doubt it. interesting nonetheless.


Take care.
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It's been years I watched the show. I just remember I was very disatisfied with the ending. Ending it with this static would have been worse.
 
Clearly the aliens do not want to be spied upon hence the destruction. Do not tempt them by rebuilding. That was just a warning shot across the bow.
 
rgp said:
I wonder if it will be rebuilt ? In the same place ? Or is there something more modern in another location ?
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No it's too costly and more so dangerous to rebuild. China has a new radiotelescope that they agreed to share with The National Science Foundation. Enjoy the holiday.
 
FastTrax said:
Speaking of, have you ever done SETI? I think they once dabbled in a PC shared use program. It didn't work out so well though.

Happy holiday.
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No, I never have. I had an engineer friend who did. As I recall he allowed them to access his PC when he wasn't using it. He never told me much about it, though. He passed away about a year ago. I miss his mind, his intellectual acumen.
 
fmdog44 said:
Just before the cable snapped the following was recorded, "Greetings people of Earth. We have come to......................damn! The cable went out!"
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let you know there is a wonderful restaurant named Salpicon Restaurant in Arecibo. A must eat at restaurant for anyone visiting Puerto Rico.
 
Funny how SETI and NASA spend decades searching for life in the universe while watching videos of UFOs on TV.
 

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