Figure 6-23: R I V U X G
The Very Large Array (VLA) The 27 radio telescopes of the VLA in central New Mexico are arranged along the arms of a Y. The north arm of the array is 19 km long; the southwest and southeast arms are each 21 km long. By spreading the telescopes out along the legs and combining the signals received, the VLA can give the same angular resolution as a single dish many kilometers in radius.
The Very Large Array (VLA) The 27 radio telescopes of the VLA in central New Mexico are arranged along the arms of a Y. The north arm of the array is 19 km long; the southwest and southeast arms are each 21 km long. By spreading the telescopes out along the legs and combining the signals received, the VLA can give the same angular resolution as a single dish many kilometers in radius.
(Courtesy of NRAO/AUI)