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One of the fascinating parts of VLA is they allocate observing time in 5 minute chunks. When the next time comes, all 27 dishes move in unison to the observing
by peter303 8y ago
One of the fascinating parts of VLA is they allocate observing time in 5 minute chunks. When the next time comes, all 27 dishes move in unison to the observing region. Its is like a living creature.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoI wouldn’t imagine that every five minutes is allotted to a different observation? If that were the case the duty cycle would be terrible because the dishes would spend an inordinate about of time moving. I could be wrong? Perhaps they’re very fast?
- ygra 8y agoI understood it as such that every observation uses integral multiples of five-minute intervals.
- Avshalom 8y agoThey don't change the configuration every 5 minutes and often times you reserve multiple blocks but the dishes are always moving anyway to track whatever its they're looking at. they only pick them up and move them 4 times a year.