Cambridgeshire - the beautiful county with beautiful towns and villages.
Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral, a most splendid construction in a majestic setting.
Ely Cathedral
Close-up view of Ely Cathedral, reminds me of the Leaning Tower of Pisa,
although this one's thankfully standing straight.
Cambridge - Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
15 July 2007: brain expansion time . . . Cambridge here we come.
Open day at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory close to Cambridge. Wow, awesome stuff!
Cambridge - Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
Driving amongst monster big radio telescopes we listen carefully to explanations by prof. Hills.
Cambridge - Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
Close-up of the 30m (100ft) radio telescope, part of the world-wide Jodrell array.
Cambridge - Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
Relic from the 1960’s, still used occasionally for special projects.
Cambridge - Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
Going back even further in time, this is the first ever radio telescope in the world, from the mid-1950’s.
Although now unusable, it shows the ingenuity of man, as this was pioneering stuff in those days.
Cambridge - Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
These electronic "ears" helped discover the Cosmic Radiation Background noise - awesome stuff!
Cambridge - Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
Bang up-to-date now, humming away here are some of the 10 brand new radio telescopes,
right now being fine-tuned to discover more secrets of our splendid universe.
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