tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post8275710452131319500..comments2023-09-01T04:29:54.172-06:00Comments on Maximum Verbosity: OMG, SNOW!Bettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-25007910419033902032011-02-03T10:32:50.575-07:002011-02-03T10:32:50.575-07:00Yeah, I don't think anybody was going out to t...Yeah, I don't think anybody was going out to the VLA site yesterday.<br /><br />And snow cover can definitely be a problem. Snow can interfere with short wavelength radio waves, and if there's enough of it on the dish, it can weigh it down and strain the motors. This may not often be an issue at the VLA, but it's a regular concern with some of our dishes in other parts of the US.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-41075319312674048032011-02-03T05:10:07.697-07:002011-02-03T05:10:07.697-07:00Since you didn't walk to work, I suppose it...Since you didn't walk to work, I suppose it's out of the question that you went out to the VLA and snapped a pretty picture of the dishes covered in snow.<br /><br />How are radio astronomy dishes impacted by snow cover, anyway? Has anyone in Socorro ever had the opportunity to observe this before?Captain Chlorophyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160624482609256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-49173281867828121562011-02-02T21:00:27.942-07:002011-02-02T21:00:27.942-07:00I hate you. :)I hate you. :)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-23877889028420681002011-02-02T20:48:01.201-07:002011-02-02T20:48:01.201-07:00I wont say it was 85 here today. Am I glad I dont...I wont say it was 85 here today. Am I glad I dont live in the NE anymore.Your Popnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-34289607823934960502011-02-02T14:52:23.923-07:002011-02-02T14:52:23.923-07:00It seldom snows in space. :)It seldom snows in space. :)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-20356466812485492922011-02-02T14:34:56.224-07:002011-02-02T14:34:56.224-07:00astronomy is very much a "the show must go on...<i>astronomy is very much a "the show must go on" kind of endeavor</i><br /><br />As Bill Murray says in <i>Groundhog Day</i> -- which I watched this morning -- "is it snowing in space?" :)Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277636954260900156noreply@blogger.com