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All telescopes work by gathering light from the stars, but one held the crown for square footage for collecting that light for 53 years. The amazing Arecibo.
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[Sources]
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~sstanimi/Students/daltschuler_2.pdf
https://www.naic.edu/ao/telescope-description
science.org/news/2021/01/how-famed-arecibo-telescope-fell-and-how-it-might-rise-again
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995ASPC...75...90G/abstract
https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/arecibo-observatory
https://www.naic.edu/ao/ngat
newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/05/the-collapse-of-puerto-ricos-iconic-telescope
https://www.naic.edu/~pradar/radarpage.html
nsf.gov/news/special_reports/arecibo/Arecibo_Fact_Sheet_11_20.pdf
IMAGES
istockphoto.com/photo/looking-for-the-stars-gm825925112-134424765
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arecibo_radio_telescope_SJU_06_2019_6144.jpg
solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1127/10-things-to-know-about-the-ionosphere
istockphoto.com/vector/puerto-rico-political-map-gm470547658-62568224
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arecibo_Radiotelescopio_Panamorama_SJU_06_2019_7446.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arecibo_Observatory_Aerial.jpg
jpl.nasa.gov/images/venus-magellan-and-arecibo-comparison
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mercury_in_true_color.jpg
youtube.com/watch?v=ssHkMWcGat4&ab_channel=NationalScienceFoundation
istockphoto.com/photo/satellite-receiver-for-tv-signal-gm988544750-268033235
All telescopes work by gathering light from the stars, but one held the crown for square footage for collecting that light for 53 years. The amazing Arecibo.
Hosted By: Reid Reimers
SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at tiktok.com/@scishow
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Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet, Jason A Saslow, Andy Griffith, and Heriberto Bustos!
----------
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SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishowtangents.org
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[Sources]
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~sstanimi/Students/daltschuler_2.pdf
https://www.naic.edu/ao/telescope-description
science.org/news/2021/01/how-famed-arecibo-telescope-fell-and-how-it-might-rise-again
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995ASPC...75...90G/abstract
https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/arecibo-observatory
https://www.naic.edu/ao/ngat
newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/05/the-collapse-of-puerto-ricos-iconic-telescope
https://www.naic.edu/~pradar/radarpage.html
nsf.gov/news/special_reports/arecibo/Arecibo_Fact_Sheet_11_20.pdf
IMAGES
istockphoto.com/photo/looking-for-the-stars-gm825925112-134424765
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arecibo_radio_telescope_SJU_06_2019_6144.jpg
solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1127/10-things-to-know-about-the-ionosphere
istockphoto.com/vector/puerto-rico-political-map-gm470547658-62568224
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arecibo_Radiotelescopio_Panamorama_SJU_06_2019_7446.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arecibo_Observatory_Aerial.jpg
jpl.nasa.gov/images/venus-magellan-and-arecibo-comparison
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mercury_in_true_color.jpg
youtube.com/watch?v=ssHkMWcGat4&ab_channel=NationalScienceFoundation
istockphoto.com/photo/satellite-receiver-for-tv-signal-gm988544750-268033235
