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Very Large Array (VLA) March 2006 trip to the VLA (click thumbnails for full-size pictures). 
 The NRAO guest house in Socorro, NM  
 The VLA control center 
 The control room, with operator David Midgett (right) 
 
 
 Views from the observation deck  The D-racks that recieve the data from the antennae  Our tour begins.... 
 ....with the ALMA proto-type dishes 
 
Above is the North American dish, below the European dish 
  On to the VLA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Our wonderful guides, Crystal Brogan and Michael Rupen |
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