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And every time I see it, my heart aches for the science. RIP Arecibo, you did not deserve this fate.

• valuearb 6y ago
  Why not? Should we pour money into antiquated and inefficient designs at the expense of newer designs that will be far more effective?
  • mulmen 6y ago
    No but Arecibo was an icon and a valuable instrument in its time. A more dignified fate was deserved.
  • ajford 6y ago
    That's the rub. Yes it wasn't a streamline design, but rather the result of a series of upgrades over the decades, but it was still producing important and meaningful science. A full refit of Arecibo (obviously while it was still in one piece of course) would have likely been much cheaper than building an entirely new telescope.