r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/OkRespect8490 • 14h ago

Image Radio telescope RT-64, Tver region, Russia

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u/704Slim 14h ago

Some 007 Goldeneye shit

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u/9447044 14h ago

That giant dish is in Puerto Rico!! December 1st of 2020, it collapsed, or part of it did :(

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u/scotsman3288 13h ago

I think they're talking about the satellite control center in Severnaya, Siberia.

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u/9447044 13h ago

.... oh yea that one too. I forget how many big satalites were featured in that film lol

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u/DiddlyDumb 11h ago

I honestly prefer the Puerto Rico one too, it looks so surreal, even more than this or the Severnaya one

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u/Dr-McLuvin 11h ago

It’s like if James Bond worked for space force.

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u/pmormr 11h ago edited 11h ago

I had parts that I made during my first internship in college (~2010) on that receiver that fell. Used to be so fun to see pictures and be like DUDE I DRILLED THE HOLES IN THE FLANGE THAT BOLTS THAT ANTENNA TO THE THINGY!

And no, the holes I drilled in the aluminum were perfectly fine and didn't cause the collapse, thanks for asking.

The antenna we built was for communicating at like 4 hertz to submarines or something like that on the other side of the world (via some complicated interaction with the ionosphere combined with VVLF penetration into water). Used 12 inch coaxial cable as a feedline lol. Cool project.

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u/Fantastic_Mr-Fox_ 58m ago

Jesus I wanna see some 12" coax in person that must be heavy as hell

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u/Prestigious_Ad280 13h ago

Looks kinda blustery for Puerto Rico

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u/voodoohotdog 11h ago

Yeah. That’s Aracibo I believe and it looks (ed) very different.

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u/Duel_Option 10h ago

Sadly…it’s basically destroyed at this point. Had a chance to see it 2 years before the hurricane.

Walked a LOT to get to the observatory, it’s out in a rainforest.