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sloanwanderer.bsky.social
In their new site in the desert, they stand as a sundial, with the dishes of the Very Large Array visible behind them.
#NewMexico #RadioAstronomy #VeryLargeArray #Travel
December 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
idyllopus.bsky.social
The Very Large Array, Late Afternoon into Early Evening, New Mexico, 2008, processed 2025

#blackandwhitephotography #verylargearray #newmexico
The dishes of the very large array shining white as the sun begins to set
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
idyllopus.bsky.social
The Very Large Array with Aaron, New Mexico, 2008, processed 2025

#blackandwhitephotography #verylargearray #newmexico
Long shot of of the white dishes of the radio telescopes pointed toward the sky, surrounded by desert, the San Mateo Mountains in the distance. Aaron faces the high winds on the right. My shadow is center. Marty's shadow is on the far right.
December 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
idyllopus.bsky.social
The Very Large Array, New Mexico, 2008, processed 2025

#blackandwhitephotography #verylargearray #newmexico
Grainy low-contrast long shot of some of the white dishes of the radio telescopes pointed toward the sky, surrounded by desert, the San Mateo Mountains in the distance
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
thenrao.bsky.social
Heads up, astronomy fans! You can spot the NSF Very Large Array in the brand-new Apple TV+ series ‘Pluribus.’ Our giant dishes aren’t just background scenery, but actually play into - and kick off - the show’s main storyline! 📡 #Pluribus #VeryLargeArray

📸 Credit: Rob Overbeck
A film crew records footage of the Very Large Array radio telescope in New Mexico, with fluffy clouds in the background.
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
thenrao.bsky.social
[astronomers clamoring] is a regular occurrence at the VLA, even when we're not on tv.

#Pluribus #VeryLargeArray #Astronomy
sjml.bsky.social Shane Liesegang, SJ @sjml.bsky.social · Nov 7
only a little ways into Pluribus but this is the kind of screen that basically guarantees I will want to watch the rest of it
A bunch of cars parked outside the Very Large Array. subtitles say "[astronomers clamoring]"
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
aleksrokats.bsky.social
Ears to the sky

#space #vla #verylargearray
October 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
curskipics.com
One of the dream pictures of my recent trip, was trying to catch The Very Large Array and the Milky Way in the same photo. I even got a bonus meteor!

#photography #verylargearray #newmexico #roadtrip #milkyway #stars #nightsky #monochrome #silhouette #travel #pentax
October 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
thenrao.bsky.social
Thanks to all who joined us at the VLA Fall Open House this past weekend! 📡 We appreciate you braving the weather and spending the day with us.

🗓️ Stay tuned for our next VLA Open House which will be in April 2026, date TBD.

#VeryLargeArray #VLA #RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #NRAO #NewMexico
Group of visitors on a guided tour at the Very Large Array, standing near the Bracewell Sundial. A large radio telescope is visible in the background and there are dark storm clouds on the horizon. Photo of two people posing and smiling for the camera at the VLA Open House event. They both have radio telescope temporary tattoos on their faces. Photo of two people smiling and posing for the camera, holding a small white terrier dog between them. They are outdoors at the Very Large Array with trees and buildings visible behind them. Photo of people ordering food from an "Authentic Mexican Food" truck at the VLA Open House event. The back of the ngVLA prototype antenna dish can be seen in the background, under a cloudy sky.
October 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
freesiajasmine.bsky.social
Visited the #VeryLargeArray while in #NewMexico and, unusually, bought a souvenir; there's always T-shirts to fit my wife but not me, but this mug seemed awesome. Got it home through checked baggage intact, had one cup of tea in it, dropped it, smash. Decided to try to save it. Now, paint it or not?
October 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
thenrao.bsky.social
Happy National Dog Day from the VLA! 🐕📡

Well-behaved pups are welcome in all outdoor public areas at the Very Large Array as long as they are kept on a leash no longer than 6 feet.

#NationalDogDay #VeryLargeArray #Astronomy
Photo of two dogs sitting in front of a large radio telescope at the Very Large Array. Photo of a person with a hat sitting and holding a leash of a large fluffy husky in front of a Very Large Array dish on a sunny day. Photo of two Corgis on leashes in front of a backdrop of large telescope dishes at the Very Large Array.
August 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
ssaltman.bsky.social
#wotldcon #booksky #nrao #verylargearray

First book signing.

HTTP://adventuresinradioastronomy.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
thenrao.bsky.social
Girls will be like "I needed this" and it's literally just skies dark enough to see all the stars ✨

(It's us, we're the girls)

📍 Very Large Array - New Mexico
📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/Bettymaya Foott

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #VeryLargeArray #VLA #VisitVLA #NRAO
Astrophotography image of a VLA radio telescope under a starry sky with the Milky Way, set against a horizon glowing with the light of a distant sunset.
August 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
thenrao.bsky.social
NEW: Groundbreaking Magnetic Field Discovery Near Massive Protostar Made Possible by NSF NRAO’s Very Large Array

For the first time, astronomers detected circular polarization in radio emission from a massive protostar!

#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #NRAO #VeryLargeArray #VLA #Protostar
Groundbreaking Magnetic Field Discovery Near Massive Protostar Made Possible by NSF NRAO’s Very Large Array - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Astronomers using NSF NRAO’s Very Large Array have, for the first time, detected magnetic fields near a massive infant star, shedding new light on stellar birth and cosmic jet formation.
public.nrao.edu
July 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
shoesarebig.bsky.social
Listening to the universe. The "Very Large Array" run on train tracks so they can change their positions on the vast San Augustine Plains in New Mexico. Jody Foster made this group of receivers famous in the movie, "Contact". #photography #VeryLargeArray #landscapes #NewMexico
May 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
veronica-atchley.bsky.social
Met some friends ( @shogostormcrow.bsky.social & Chloe ) at the VLA to attempt some photography. Weather didn’t clear up as predicted and the 35mph wind made it too cold to stay long. Got some good binocular viewing in, though. #VeryLargeArray #NewMexico
March 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
keithallenphillips.bsky.social
Stopped by the VLA(Very Large Array). The weather was way less dramatic than the last time 15 or 20 years ago whenever that was. Still pretty cool to see:)

#NewMexico #VLA #VeryLargeArray
March 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
heatherselway.bsky.social
Very Large Array

#VLA #newmexico #science #astronomy #radioastronomy #socorro #verylargearray
March 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
tjtoole.bsky.social
All packed up for a few days this week at White Sands #NationalParks and #NRAO #VeryLargeArray and the new #ngVLA !!!

#BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Monochrome #NM
February 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
stevevalley.bsky.social
Not what you expect to see blocking the highway! The #NationalRadioAstronomyObservatory #VeryLargeArray(VLA)RadioTelescope facility, 50 miles west of #Socorro,NewMexico. #Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #VeryLargeArray #VLA #RadioTelescope See Alt Text.
We happened to encounter this event on a road trip in April 2024. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) is a centimeter-wavelength radio astronomy observatory in the southwestern United States built in the 1970s. It lies in central New Mexico on the Plains of San Agustin, between the towns of Magdalena and Datil, approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Socorro. The VLA comprises twenty-eight 25-meter radio telescopes (twenty-seven of which are operational while one is always rotating through maintenance) deployed in a Y-shaped array and all the equipment, instrumentation, and computing power to function as an interferometer. Each of the massive telescopes is mounted on double parallel railroad tracks, so the radius and density of the array can be transformed to adjust the balance between its angular resolution and its surface brightness sensitivity. Astronomers using the VLA have made key observations of black holes and protoplanetary disks around young stars, discovered magnetic filaments and traced complex gas motions at the Milky Way's center, probed the Universe's cosmological parameters, and provided new knowledge about the physical mechanisms that produce radio emission. The VLA stands at an elevation of 6,970 feet (2,120 m) above sea level. It is a component of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). The NRAO is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc. We happened to encounter this event on a road trip in April 2024. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) is a centimeter-wavelength radio astronomy observatory in the southwestern United States built in the 1970s. It lies in central New Mexico on the Plains of San Agustin, between the towns of Magdalena and Datil, approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Socorro. The VLA comprises twenty-eight 25-meter radio telescopes (twenty-seven of which are operational while one is always rotating through maintenance) deployed in a Y-shaped array and all the equipment, instrumentation, and computing power to function as an interferometer. Each of the massive telescopes is mounted on double parallel railroad tracks, so the radius and density of the array can be transformed to adjust the balance between its angular resolution and its surface brightness sensitivity. Astronomers using the VLA have made key observations of black holes and protoplanetary disks around young stars, discovered magnetic filaments and traced complex gas motions at the Milky Way's center, probed the Universe's cosmological parameters, and provided new knowledge about the physical mechanisms that produce radio emission. The VLA stands at an elevation of 6,970 feet (2,120 m) above sea level. It is a component of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). The NRAO is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.
February 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
petapika.bsky.social
The sun sets behind one of the 230 ton radio telescope antennas of the Very Large Array (VLA) at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory near Socorro, New Mexico, USA.

#astronomy #radioastronomy #antenna #sun #sunset #newmexico #nrao #vla #verylargearray #travel #photography #science #cosmos
February 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
thenrao.bsky.social
Timelapse of the #ngVLA prototype antenna being lifted onto its pedestal! 📡🏗️

Our favorite part is when a #VeryLargeArray antenna makes an appearance in the background 👀👋

#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #NRAO

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ngVLA lift live stream time-lapse in 45 seconds
YouTube video by National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
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February 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
revmags.bsky.social
#geekoutandchill Enjoy the evils of science as you watch the ngVLA prototype lift with your fellow fans! #ngVLA #verylargearray #plainsofsanagustin #newmexico
LIVE ngVLA prototype construction
YouTube video by National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
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February 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
atomicaerials.bsky.social
Still listening. Listening, still.

#NRAO #VLA #verylargearray #space #science #photography #drone #drones #newmexico #desert #tech #history #aliens #ufo #uap #astronomy #technology
January 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
heatherselway.bsky.social
Very Large Array
is a centimeter-wavelength radio astronomy observatory in the southwestern United States built in the 1970s. It lies in central New Mexico on the Plains of San Agustin, between the towns of Magdalena and Datil.

#verylargearray #newmexico #astronomy #bnwphotography
December 14, 2024 at 5:32 PM