RE: Watch the Iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico Collapse

beacon_dave — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:54:03 GMT

"...And in a strangely ironic twist, the collapse comes two weeks after the NSF said the telescope would have to be demolished due to a loose auxiliary cable..."

According to this report:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/nsf-had-a-drone-watching-as-arecibos-cables-snapped/

"...funds had been allocated to stabilize and potentially repair the observatory—replacement cables had been ordered when the first one snapped..."

RE: Watch the Iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico Collapse

dubbie — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:39:37 GMT

Ah well. Never mind. Time to build a new one.

Dubbie