[4Runner]

Welcome to the Very Large Array!

Image of the VLA

The Very Large Array, one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter. The data from the antennas is combined electronically to give the resolution of an antenna 36 km (22 miles) across, with the equivalent sensitivity of a dish 130 meters (422 feet) in diameter.

The VLA is where most of the radio work is now done.

[Army Air Corps]

I have visited the VLA, and that is an amazing facility.

[4Runner]

Sorry but am not proficient at reproducing images on FR.

Here’s the link if you’d like to view it:

http://www.vla.nrao.edu/

[noiseman]

I’ve always wondered if you can just drive through the area the VLA covers, or at least close enough to get a good look, or if it’s closed off to the public.

[Disambiguator]

The VLA is set in some of the most beautiful scenery in New Mexico, and that’s saying something.