Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope

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radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com · 9 pts · 1y (3 replies)

All I see is Battlefield.

Undaunted@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 1y (2 replies)

In Battlefield it was the Arecibo observatory if I'm not mistaken

Still one of the coolest settings of a Battlefield map

RIP :(

Aperture Spherical, we do what we must because we can...

For the good of all of us, except for those who are Companion Cubes!

I was having a good night and you go and mention the companion cube. Poor thing. I didn't have a choice!

FooBarrington@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

What do they do if it rains? Is there a drain in the center?

More than just the construction, I'm always fascinated by how they keep these things clean and working well.

deus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

My understanding is that the dish isn't actually solid but rather a metal mesh.

Makes perfect sense:

The reflector is made of perforated aluminium panels supported by a mesh of steel cables hanging from the rim.

Thank you for mentioning that!