I-Arecibo Observatory yindawo ye-telescope yomsakazo oyedwa omkhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Iyingxenye ye-National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), eqhutshwa yi-University of Cornell ngaphansi kwesivumelwano ne-National Science Foundation, ngokusekelwa okungaphezulu nguNasa. I-Observatory ibhekwa njengenye yezindawo ezibalulekile kunazo zonke zokucwaninga kwi- radio astronomy , i-radar yeplanethi, ne-aeronomy yasemhlabeni, futhi isetshenziswa ososayensi abavela emhlabeni wonke.
I-telescope isebenza amahora angu-24 ngosuku, izinsuku ezingu-365 ngonyaka.
Kungani Kubalulekile?
Kumelwe ubheke kuphela isidlo esikhulu, noma isibuko somsakazo, ukuze uqonde ukuthi le ndawo ikhethekile kangakanani. Isitsha sezinyawo eziyizinkulungwane eziyizinkulungwane eziphakathi kwamagquma aluhlaza, angaphezu kwamamitha angu-150 futhi sihlanganisa cishe amahektha angu-20. Kuyinto isimangaliso ngempela. Ukumiswa okungamamitha angama-450 ngaphezu kwesitsha kuyinto yesikhulumi se-ton-900, esilinda emkhatsini wezintambo eziyisishiyagalombili.
Ngokombono wezesayensi, ubukhulu besibonakaliso esenza i-Arecibo Observatory ekhethekile. Kuyinto engaphezulu kakhulu ephikisana ne-antenna emhlabeni, ngakho-ke ithelesethi yomsakazo ethandwa kakhulu emhlabeni.
Kuyini Okusetshenziselwa?
I-Arecibo Observatory isetshenziselwa izinkambu ezintathu zokucwaninga:
- I-Radio Astronomy : Izinkanyezi ziye zasebenzisa i-telescope ukuthola ukukhishwa kwomsakazo ezivela ezindaweni ezikude zendawo yonke, okubenza bakwazi ukukala amabanga nezinqwaba zemithala. I-observation ibuye yathuthukisa ulwazi lwethu ngama-pulsars.
- Isayensi ye-Atmospheric : I-Arecibo ibilokhu ithuluzi elibucayi ekuhloliseni ukubunjwa, izinga lokushisa, nokuqina kwesimo sethu.
- I-Radar Astronomy : Phakathi kwezinye izivivinyo, i-telescope isetshenziselwe ukwakha amabalazwe aphezulu e-Mercury, Venus, nenyanga. Ukutholwa kokuqala kwe-rachoar echo kusukela ku-comet kwenziwa lapha.
Ungayithola Kanjani?
Kusuka eSan Juan, thatha umzila ka-25 noma u-26 ukuya ku-18, oholela kuMzila 22 (Expreso de Diego), oya eNtshonalanga. Uzoba kulo mgwaqo ngamamayela angu-47 ngaphambi kokuphenduka ngakwesokudla ku-Exit 77B. Lokhu kuzokubeka ku-Route 129, eya ngaseLares. Ngemuva kwamakhilomitha angaba ngu-3, jikela ngakwesokunxele ku-Route 63 (uzobona i-Texaco Gas Station ekhoneni) futhi ulandele lo mgwaqo ngamakhilomitha angama-5 uze ujike ngakwesokunxele ungene ku-Route 625. Emakhilomitha amathathu, uzofinyelela ku-Observatory .
Ingabe i-Arecibo i-Offer Tours?
Kunezinkampani eziningana zokuvakasha ezinikeza izinkambo ku-Arecibo, futhi ngokuvamile ziyipakishe ngokuvakashela ama-Camuy Caves anamangalisa aseduze. Phakathi kwazo kukhona:
- I-AAA Island Tours
- I-Tours yasemaphandleni
- Izindawo zasePuerto Rico ezihamba phambili
- I-Puerto Rico Tours
Ucabanga ukuthi Usibonile Ngaphambi Koku?
I-Arecibo Observatory iyinhlonipho, yezinhlobonhlobo. Uma uthola umqondo u-Déjà vu uma ubona, kungenzeka ukuthi ungum fan we-James Bond. I-telescope yayiyisiza somdlalo odumile wokugcina phakathi kukaPierce Brosnan nomfana omubi u-Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean) e- Goldeneye . Kwakunjalo ku-Jodie Foster oxhumana naye nge-movie futhi waboniswa kusiqephu se-X-Files. Akuyona inkinga embi, eh?