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Green Bank Observatory

47.1 GB zip · 7,988 photos · 148446505@N04

The trailblazers of American radio astronomy called Green Bank Observatory home over 60 years ago. Today, their legacy is alive and well. Nestled in the mountain ranges and farmland of West Virginia, within the National Quiet Zone, radio astronomers are listening to the remote whispers of the universe, in order to discover answers to our most astounding astronomical questions.

Statistics

Photos	7,988
Zip size	47.1 GB
Views	1,693,910
Comments	16
Faves	227
Tags	100
Contributors	7
Date taken	1999–2024
License	CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (7,537) All Rights Reserved (341) CC BY 2.0 (93) CC BY-SA 2.0 (14) CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (3)

Most seen

GBT_9454139-R4-048-22A

5,233 views
40ft DSC_0120

5,031 views
Jansky Lab

4,775 views
FamDay-GBT-lg-0078

4,711 views
FamDay-GBT-lg-0087

4,548 views
6-16-21 GBO summer

4,505 views
FamDay-GBT-lg-0042

4,137 views
Green Bank Telescope

3,911 views
GBT & GBO Summer 2020

3,726 views
ECHO_GB_aerial_Aug13_1

3,661 views
4-2-22 Spring WVSPOT Summit

3,651 views
GBT Control Room

3,546 views

All photos

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Places taken

19% of the photos in this Data Lifeboat have locations (1,520 of 7,988).

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Contributors (7)

Green Bank Observatory 17,568 contributions
VladimirovaS 3 contributions
Important Hydrant 1 contribution
James Wilson 1 contribution
Karen O'Neil 1 contribution
paul vosteen 1 contribution
zoya154 1 contribution

Top level

Name	Kind	Size	Entries
media	dir	47.4 GB	16,361
metadata	dir	73.6 MB	8,001
viewer	dir	2.68 MB	19
README.html	file	656 KB	1
SHARING.txt	file	1.14 KB	1