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Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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Arecibo is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida.
Plaza de recreo de Arecibo
Plaza de recreo de Arecibo
Edificio Oliver, Arecibo, Puerto Rico panoramio
Edificio Oliver, Arecibo, Puerto Rico panoramio
Casa Alcaldía, Arecibo, Puerto Rico panoramio
Casa Alcaldía, Arecibo, Puerto Rico panoramio
Cathedral of Saint Phillip Apostle in Arecibo barrio-pueblo
Cathedral of Saint Phillip Apostle in Arecibo barrio-pueblo
Arecibo Telescope
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The Arecibo Telescope was a 305 m spherical reflector radio telescope built into a natural sinkhole at the Arecibo Observatory located near Arecibo, Puerto Rico. A cable-mounted, steerable receiver an
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
…Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). Its population in 2020 was 87,754. The Arecibo Observatory, which housed the Arecibo Telescope, the world's largest radio telescope until July 2016, is located in the municipality. The Arecibo telescope collapsed on December 1, 2020. Arecibo is…
Arecibo Observatory, aerial view, 2012
Arecibo Observatory, aerial view, 2012
The Arecibo Radio Telescope as viewed from the observation deck, October 2013
The Arecibo Radio Telescope as viewed from the observation deck, October 2013
The Arecibo radio telescope in 2019
The Arecibo radio telescope in 2019
A detailed view of the beam-steering mechanism. The triangular platform at the top was fixed, and the azimuth arm rotated beneath it. To the right was
A detailed view of the beam-steering mechanism. The triangular platform at the top was fixed, and the azimuth arm rotated beneath it. To the right was the Gregorian sub-reflector, and to the left was the remains of the 29-metre-long (96 ft) line feed tuned to 430 MHz (destroyed by Hurricane Maria). Also to the right was the catwalk and part of the rectangular waveguide that brought the 2.5 MW 430 MHz radar transmitter's signal up to the focal region.