Ron and I wanted to see where Girls Camp was going to be this year (it starts next Tuesday and I'm not ready!). We were told to drive south on I-25 to Socorro and turn west. As I looked at the map, I realized that we were going to be really close to the Very Large Array (VLA).Now those of you who have seen "Contact" with Jodie Foster will remember these radio antennas. They are located about 50 miles from Socorro in the Plains of San Augustin. The area is surrounded by mountains which keeps other radio frequencies from interferring with these VLA. The 27 antennas are in a y-shaped formation. Each antenna is 82 feet in diameter! The walking tour takes you right up under one of the antenna and it was amazing.
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