Bike to the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope..

The way to the WSRT is about mud and wet roads through the woods..Nice to get dirty and tired..

The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) consists of 14 dish-shaped antennas. These antennas can be individually directed at any point on the sky. Ten of the dishes have a fixed location, while two at the eastern end of the array can be moved on rails. 1.4 km to the east is a second pair of movable dishes on rails. Westerbork measures in wavelengths of 3.6 cm to 2.5 meter. Each antenna has a diameter of 25m. You can get an impression of the size of each dish by comparing it with the little man standing under the image on the right.


http://www.astron.nl/radio-observatory/public/public-0