<p>That's the Very Large Array.  The very large array is a Y shaped array of massive Radio astronomy observatory. It has the computing power to function as an interferometer.  Each radio is mounted on double parallel railroad tracks, so the radius and density of the array can be transformed to adjust the balance between its angular resolution and its surface brightness sensitivity.  If you want to read more, read <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Large_Array" rel="noreferrer">this Wikipedia article</a>.</p>

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<p>Describe how this instrument works:</p>

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Yeah you didn't put in too much work into this, did you?
AtmosphericPrisonEscape
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2018-11-13T19:44:35.483Z
If you want useful answers, please start by doing a little bit of research on your own. You might as well have asked "what is the Earth made of?"
Carl Witthoft
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@CarlWitthoft Can you give me a basic rundown of what how this works?
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@UltraGamer You ignored him and just repeated your question. Again, we'd appreciate if you did some research before posting here.
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Please dsescribe how this instrument works
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# Please dsescribe how this instrument works

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-13)

Describe how this instrument works:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/6l2IY.gif)](https://i.sstatic.net/6l2IY.gif)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yeah you didn't put in too much work into this, did you?  
> **username_2**: If you want useful answers, please start by doing a little bit of research on your own. You might as well have asked "what is the Earth made of?"  
> **username_0**: @CarlWitthoft Can you give me a basic rundown of what how this works?  
> **username_3**: @UltraGamer You ignored him and just repeated your question. Again, we'd appreciate if you did some research before posting here.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2018-11-13. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

That's the Very Large Array. The very large array is a Y shaped array of massive Radio astronomy observatory. It has the computing power to function as an interferometer. Each radio is mounted on double parallel railroad tracks, so the radius and density of the array can be transformed to adjust the balance between its angular resolution and its surface brightness sensitivity. If you want to read more, read [this Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Large_Array).


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