Very Long Baseline Array Antenna
This is one of a network of antennas in the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). The VLBA is a radio astronomy observatory antenna, composed of ten 82-foot collectors spread out across the USA from the Virgin Islands to Hawaii, working together to form a radio antenna 5,000 miles in diameter. Information from this configuration is collected from each site and sent to the Array Operations Center at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, in Socorro, New Mexico.
Visitation:
Located 2 miles south of Hancock. From downtown, take Hwy 137 south for a few hundred yards, then turn left on Middle Road. After one mile, turn right on Vatcher Road, then left on Windy Row. Soon after the turn off for Boston University's Sargent Camp (on the right), look for the gated road on the left, which leads to the antenna. No official public access without permission.
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Hancock
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Archive ID#:
5442