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Control Building for the 140-foot telescope

140-foot telescope’s massive control centermore_horiz

140-foot telescope

Switching out the 140-foot telescope’s receiversmore_horiz

140-foot telescope's Polar Shaft

Maintenance on the 140-ft Polar Shaftmore_horiz

Collapsed 300-foot telescope

Collapsed metal of the 300-foot telescopemore_horiz

Collapsed 300-foot telescope

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300-foot telescope before collapse

The last photograph of the 300-foot telescope intactmore_horiz

The metal gusset plate that failed on the 300-foot telescope

The culprit of the 300-foot telescope collapsemore_horiz

300-foot telescope

Viewing the 300-foot telescope from Route 28/92more_horiz

300-foot telescope

Green Bank’s 300-foot telescope receives new surfacemore_horiz

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Tracking Arm installed beneath 300-foot telescopemore_horiz

Landscaping around the 300-foot telescope

Creating space for the 300-foot telescope to movemore_horiz

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Snow Settles on the 300-footmore_horiz

300-foot telescope

Shadow in the snow cast by 300-foot Telescopemore_horiz

300-foot telescope surface panels

Attaching the Surface to the 300-foot telescopemore_horiz

300-foot telescope and location of failed gusset plate

Locating the Gusset Plate: The cause of the 300-foot’s collapsemore_horiz

300-foot telescope

The completion of the 300-foot telescopemore_horiz

Collapsed 300-foot telescope

300-foot pierces its control buildingmore_horiz

Salvaging 300-foot telescope equipment from Control Building

Workers remove equipment from 300-foot’s control buildingmore_horiz

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