Telescope News.

[MartinQ]

Yeah by a bunch of complete Jodrell Bankers....

Is that the same as a Cavendish Banker
https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/mark-cavendish-from-fat-banker-to-sprinting-goat/

 

[Fab Foodie]

Is that the same as a Cavendish Banker
https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/mark-cavendish-from-fat-banker-to-sprinting-goat/

 

[Fab Foodie]

What’s Lovell got to do with it?

Well if it leaves rings round Uranus....

 

[MartinQ]

In this week's installment of Telescope News, the iconic Hubble Telescope's backup gyroscope system has failled bring all use to a permanent halt. In Pueto Rico, the iconic disk of the Arecibo radio tesescope has been condemned to destruction following a second cable failure. The world awaits a Chinese replacement.

Apparently STI* updated their Twitteraccount to confirm they're still searching

*Search for Terrestrial Intelligence.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Unfortunately the Chinese replacement may not happen due to a black hole in the finances.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Well if it leaves rings round Uranus....

Now there’s satire and there’s Saturn

 

[ColinJ]

Presumably the string has snapped just like mine

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I had one of those as a child - it absolutely fascinated me! I wonder what I did with it?

Both 'scopes have done lots of great work. Nothing lasts forever (except a Donald Trump sulk apparently).

I was reading about the Arecibo telescope earlier. I can see why it would be very dangerous to try and repair it, but I reckon that would also apply to 'dismantling' it. I think it will be more a case of demolishing it!

 

[roubaixtuesday]

This tiny slice of the universe, speckled with galaxies near and far, tells the story of galaxy evolution over cosmic time. Among the 10,000 or so galaxies pictured here are newborns, adolescents, adults, and retirees

RIP Hubble

https://hubblesite.org/image/3886/category/58-hubble-ultra-deep-field

 

[Accy cyclist]

Presumably the string has snapped just like mine


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Heck,i had one of those in the late 1960's.🧐

 

[Edwardoka]

I had one of those as a child - it absolutely fascinated me! I wonder what I did with it?


I was reading about the Arecibo telescope earlier. I can see why it would be very dangerous to try and repair it, but I reckon that would also apply to 'dismantling' it. I think it will be more a case of demolishing it!

One of those cases where the problem has solved itself. It collapsed last night...

 

[DCBassman]

Arecibo collapses

Sadness...
I know it was beyond repair anyhow, but still sad.

 

[accountantpete]

Amazing static CCTV shot followed by an even more amazing Drone video close up

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u34uwFOCM-4

 

[fossyant]

Such a shame TBH, it's been surpassed by technology, much as Jodrell has, but at least Manchester Uni stumped up significant cash to keep up with the maintenance and restoration after a number of years of neglect. I love spotting Jodrell from near home. Cracking cafe there too.

 

[Drago]

At least Jodrell Bank made it into cockney rhyming slang.

 

[ColinJ]

When they said it would be unsafe to repair it they weren't joking!