Very Large Array Astronomical Radio Observatory

The Very Large Array, one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter. The data from the antennas is combined electronically to give the resolution of an antenna 36km (22 miles) across, with the sensitivity of a dish 130 meters (422 feet) in diameter. For more information, see our overview of the VLA. The array is currently in the D configuration.

We visited the VLA in during it's wide D-configuration in April 2005 and David (and friend Tom Engel) captured arial photos of it the next day. We visited again in November 2005 during the close-in A-configuration.

Click here for the main VLA Website