Rocking the Cradle
After a nearly 400-foot descent from the prime focus of the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), this large receiver arrives safely on the ground. Technicians remove its cradle and get ready to wheel the unit into a truck for a 2-mile drive back to the electronics lab.
Credit: B. Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF
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