VLA in A Configuration
![VLA in A Configuration](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/gallery-images-largeIMG_0398_large.jpg)
In its largest configuration (A), the Very Large Array radio antennas span over 22 miles across the Plains of San Augustin. Separating the antennas by such long distances gives the VLA a zoom-lens feature, bringing smaller details of radio objects into focus.
Credit: T. Burchell, NRAO/AUI/NSF
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