2011

SW7221 : Goonhilly Earth Station At Sunset

taken 13 years ago, near to Traboe, Cornwall, England

Goonhilly Earth Station At Sunset
Goonhilly Earth Station At Sunset
A view of 'Arthur' in the foreground, built in 1962 to enable communications with 'Telstar'. I visited the complex and toured the inside of the dish in 2006, however, regrettably, the visitor centre was closed in 2010.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Arthur [10] · Visitor Centre [4] · Closed [2] ·
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Photographer
James T M Towill   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 14 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 8 October, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 7271 2131 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:2.9048N 5:10.5716W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 7355 2059
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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