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VLA (Very Large Array)

Paul Lim, Eric Nguyen. VLA (Very Large Array). Location and History. The Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope is located on the plains of San Agustin, west of Socorro, New Mexico, and is owned by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

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VLA (Very Large Array)

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  1. Paul Lim, Eric Nguyen VLA (Very Large Array)

  2. Location and History • The Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope is located on the plains of San Agustin, west of Socorro, New Mexico, and is owned by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. • It was established in the 1950s and is a radio wave telescope.

  3. Characteristics • The observatory consists of 27 independent antennas, each. • It weighs 209 metric tons • the array acts as a single antenna with that diameter. The smallest angular resolution that can be reached is about 0.05 arcs seconds at a wavelength of 7 mm

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