OMG

[Neil H]

I did post this in the lounge but should be here . This is a shame 

 

[JOC]

My word, what a failure - I've heard of this telescope - is that the one that was being/had been used by the SETI project?  A long time ago I used to have their program running on a computer to search for spikes.

[tomato]

That’s sad, the result of time, adverse climate, and a likely underfunded maintenance programme.

[stubeeef]

One of my favorite movies is CONTACT and it has lots of scenes from there. I fly to that part of Puerto Rico often and always meant to go and visit. 2yrs ago I had a chance to but it was a monday and the visitor center was closed on Mondays...my luck. Arecibo will not only be missed by the Astronomy community but was an economic force locally too.