Photo TR: Jodrell Bank

[ukpete]

Sorry this is a bit late and it's my first attempt at a photo TR but please enjoy:

 

Whilst everyone else was either enjoying the new coaster at Alton Towers or soaking up the sun at the west coast bash, I was at Jodrell Bank in cheshire uk looking at a rather large piece of engineering.

For those of you that don't know Jodrell Bank is the home of a large radio telescope, built in the 1950's to monitor radio waves in outer space, it picked up the sputnik satellite and participated in the moon landings. It's still operational today and we saw it scanning the skies when we were there.

Anyways hope you enjoy the pictures

 

Pete

it's big

E.T won't be phoning home

it really does tower over you

the pivots were taken from WWII battleships, still going strong today.

Grit not trash! The telescope is run by the University of Manchester, the blue is their corporate colour.

upskirt shot. this supporting structure is not original and was added during a refurb in the 70/80's

through the trees, the site is now home to another couple of (smaller) radio telescopes.

[jynx242]

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing this.

[Shockwave]

Great photos. I used to love going to Jodrell Bank when I was a kid, and even today the sheer size of the structure is awe-inspiring. On a clear day you can see it from the top of any of the hills that overlook the Cheshire plains, even from far away it stands out a mile from everything else.