2003

SJ7971 : Detail: Lovell Telescope Jodrell Bank

taken 21 years ago, near to Jodrell Bank, Cheshire East, England

Detail: Lovell Telescope Jodrell Bank
Detail: Lovell Telescope Jodrell Bank
A seeming tangle of steelwork this close to the structure loses the overall concept. Here we can see the feet of the legs of the supporting gimbal that allows the dish to tilt. The circular track on which the feet sit allows the whole edifice to rotate.

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SJ7971, 140 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Peter Turner   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 31 May, 2003   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 30 November, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7953 7111 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:14.1973N 2:18.4889W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7955 7111
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