|
|
Newbie post here! I've been a member for all of one day but have been visiting abandoned sites for about 5 years. I will eventually share some of my old haunts but decided to take advantage of the nice weather today and drive to a local abandoned observatory. Still learning how to post photos here so bear with me. The observatory operated from 1933 to 2005. In its heyday, the observatory discovered a number of planets outside the Solar System. It also housed an 84-foot radio antenna and 61-inch telescope once used in Project BETA, to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Fun fact... this was partly funded by Steven Spielberg. The site still does some observations, I believe, but are recorded remotely. In the pictures below, you can see where a few old telescopes were once mounted. I also loved the sun symbol marking the optical telescope building. Imagine climbing up there in winter to grease the wheels so the darn thing opens. I didn't take a lot of pictures as it was heavily shuttered. Still a cool place to check out!
| |
That's a pretty unique location, welcome to the site.
| |
What a unique location! That's a really cool place, that I will definitely try to check it out as well. Thanks for posting & welcome!
| |
Posted by BoredFun27 What a unique location! That's a really cool place, that I will definitely try to check it out as well. Thanks for posting & welcome!
|
Thanks! I think it was definitely a cool place just to walk around in general
|
Add a poll to this thread This thread is one of your Favourites. Click to make normal.Click to make this thread a Favourite.
This thread is currently Public. Anyone, including search engines, may see it. |
Powered by AvBoard AvBoard version 1.5 alpha
Page Generated In: 31 ms
|
|