ALFA Installation Images

Arecibo Observatory is a facility of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center which is operated by Cornell University under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation.

Under a temporary opening in the Arecibo reflector, workers prepare the ALFA unit for hoisting.
Tony Acevedo/Arecibo Observatory
Copyright © Cornell University

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The ALFA instrument being winched up to the dome above the Arecibo telescope.
Photo: CSIRO

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Workers prepare to bring the ALFA unit (hanging from a cable at the left) into the Arecibo telescope's Gregorian dome.
Tony Acevedo/Arecibo Observatory
Copyright © Cornell University

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ALFA outside the dome of the Arecibo telescope.
Photo: Steve Torchinsky, Arecibo Observatory/NAIC

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The ALFA instrument being winched up to the dome of the Arecibo telescope.
Photo: Graeme Carrad, CSIRO

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An Arecibo staff member working on ALFA after installation.
Photo: Graeme Carrad, CSIRO

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