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Digging trenches for fiber optic lines at The VLA

Part of the major multi-year upgrade to the Very Large Array was to replace its original metal piped wave guide with fiber optics. Digging the deep trenches for the 2760 miles of fiber was a difficult but necessary task that ensured the connection between antennas and other equipment functioned properly.

Credit: J. Stanley, NRAO/AUI/NSF

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