Arecibo in Puerto Rico -high res overlay discussion

[GEHFileBot]

This is a discussion thread for the following file:<br><br><b><a href=http://www.googleearthhacks.com/dlfile539/Arecibo-in-Puerto-Rico---high-res-overlay.htm>Arecibo in Puerto Rico -high res overlay</a></b><br><br>Those who see the Arecibo radio telescope for the first time are astounded by the enormousness of the reflecting surface, or radio mirror. The huge &quot;dish&quot; is 305 m (1000 feet) in diameter, 167 feet deep, and covers an area of about twenty acres. The surface is made of almost 40,000 perforated aluminum panels, each measuring about 3 feet by 6 feet, supported by a network of steel cables strung across the underlying karst sinkhole. It is a spherical (not parabolic) reflector<br><br><img src=http://www.googleearthhacks.com/images/new/542500arecibo_telescope.jpg>

[gnagle]

That is Puerto Rico, not BVI

[Laugharne]

That is Puerto Rico, not BVI

Yes right !

Excuse my mistake... :-?

[Laugharne]

That is Puerto Rico, not BVI

Did somebody can fix this error ? Please !...

[Mickey]

Did somebody can fix this error ? Please !...

All set. Thanks.

[Laugharne]

All set. Thanks.

Thanks ! :-)

[Explorerr]

[FONT=Arial Narrow]I was unable to see the image of S.E.T.I. this is what i got!!

:???: :???:

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/7581/notfound4gr.th.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/my.php?image=notfound4gr.jpg)

Is there problem?

[Highlander2000]

Seems the original Link is down. Edit the downloaded original file and change the URL-Link with this one:

http://www.signale.de/arecibo/pics/Arecibo_Observatory.jpg

It should work now.

Highlander2000

[Youbecha]

Nope...that link is also broke.

[Youbecha]

Try this one (darn 3 minute limit on editing)

...signale.de/arecibo/pics/Arecibo_Observatory.jpg

I guess the previous link worked...I simply tried to cut and paste the link showing into Google earth...

[McMaster_de]

http://www.satimagingcorp.com/gallery/ikonos-puertorico-lg.html