Nov 282020
Planet Labs has tweeted out some photos of the Arecibo telescope taken by their Earth observing satellite.
August 10, 2020:
The Arecibo Observatory has been shut down after a structural cable failed, punching a 100-foot-long gash in the dish.
Seen here, SkySat imagery of the damage captured on August 10, 2020. pic.twitter.com/WOAx7od0yp
— Planet (@planetlabs) August 14, 2020
November 17, 2020:
In unfortunate news, the #AreciboObservatory radio telescope will be decommissioned after sustaining catastrophic damage earlier this year that can be seen from space. Read more in @nature: https://t.co/IUsruNvbjR pic.twitter.com/IHcqjqSiwh
— Planet (@planetlabs) November 19, 2020
It’s pretty much a mess.