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Its the Greenbank telescope in West Virginia. I don't think its particularly associated with SETI. The telescope is available on a rental basis. People just sc
by savanu 8y ago
Its the Greenbank telescope in West Virginia. I don't think its particularly associated with SETI.
The telescope is available on a rental basis. People just schedule it to point it wherever.
- cgriswald 8y ago> I don't think its particularly associated with SETI. That depends on what you mean by "associated". It's not associated directly with SETI the institute, but it was the site of the first systematic/scientific search (and false positive) for extra-terrestrial intelligence lead by Frank Drake. It is also the place where The Order of the Dolphin (Drake, Carl Sagan, Otto Struve, et al.) met and developed the Drake Equation.
- savanu 8y agoThe one in the picture is the 100m dish. Frank Drake used the 25m dish. Just being nitpicky, I get your point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation#History
- rootbear 8y agoThe telescope there is amazing. It's worth a visit, they have a visitor's center and tours. I was there for the 50th anniversary celebration, in 2006, and want to go back some day.