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To: Miss Marple
"Does anyone besides me find the name VLT (Very Large Telescope) amusing? It's sort of self-evident, yet understated. "

It's used to distinguish from the VLA (Very Large Array) shown below, which are radio telescopes.


15 posted on 12/31/2002 5:02:00 AM PST by blam
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To: blam
Well, that doesn't make it less funny to me!
16 posted on 12/31/2002 5:21:09 AM PST by Miss Marple
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To: blam

Maybe it's me, but where is the light source(s) coming from?

56 posted on 12/31/2002 11:28:30 AM PST by SGCOS
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