arecibo observatory
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Hello:We are glad you enjoyed your visit and also, thanks for leaving your comments. We just wanted to clarify that entrance to the observatory's balcony is not free. That is part of entrance fee which, like you said includes self-guided tour in our two-story Visitor Center, a short movie and a talk by one of our guides at the balcony/terrace. Entrance fee for adults is $10 and children from 5-12 years pay $6. There is also our Galaxy Shop, where you can acquire your souvenir. Once again thanks for taking the time to write. Hope you can visit us in the future again.
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We enjoyed our drive through the small towns, with excellent signage, to the observatory. The movie explains a great deal and then the guide takes you out to see the large dish. It is amazing what scientists can do.The museum has a large number of well-done and easy to understand exhibits.I'm not truly disabled, but recently had knee surgery, and riding in the van was easy to do. I would not have been able to do the stairs.
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I personally do to care for this type of attraction;however, we had 2 in our group that were really interested In it. The walk up is VERY steep. We paid for the VIP tour and the kids liked it. It's an interesting video and the different stuff they have will take you about 20-40 min to go through all of the booths they have set up. The 2 science lovers in our group were thrilled by this.
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This place was neat, worlds largest radioscope...if you only have a few days in PR, maybe you can skip going to it. But we did enjoy the film they showed and the small lecture one of the guides gave and the view is good too.
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With its 300 meter diameter the Arecibo radio telescope is the largest in the world. The tour includes a 30 minutes movie that explains it all. Also there are a lot of interactive experiments which are very educational about outer space and physics. Eventually your guide brings you outside where you can look at it!
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This radar is unique. Only one in the world. I visited in the 70's, and I recently visited in 2014 - took my four kids and my grand-kids this last time. Never get tired of seeing it. It is HUGE. Bit of history - a study was done on where the radar was to be built. Based on the construction requirements only two locations in the world were feasible - Puerto Rico and Czechoslovakia. Puerto Rico being US territory was of course the logical selection.Small kids may not understand what the observatory is about. But for teens and adults, the visit is well worth-ed. This is the largest single-dish radar in the world - period. You really can't get a sense of its size until you see it in person.
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Doesn't take that long to see the whole facility. Park and walk up a hill to the visitor center. Pay admission and self-tour the exhibits. 20-minute movie starts every half hour. Then guide takes you to the outside patio to view the actual dish. Everyone should see it once.
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To say that the Observatory radio telescope is big is an understatement. The satellite occupies the valley of three hills. The facility is located in the middle of country side, about two hours from San Juan. There are tours from San Juan that make the trip to the Observatory and the Camuy Caves, so check it out and tale advantage. For me it's a 10 minute drive from my uncle's place. The facility has tons of information about our universe, equipment, and the research being conducted there. Visitors can also see a video presentation in the auditorium about the history behind the radio-telescope, and ask questions to staff members that are also researchers. The observation deck is a great place for pics, selfies, etc.. There is a refreshment shop that also serves snacks. The downside is the trek to get the visitors center, there is a pretty steep hill to hike, but there is transportation for special needs visitors. The gift shop is small but those have interesting knick knacks, though I wish it had things about the Observatory itself. Overall if you are visiting Puerto Rico then try to make time to see the world's largest radio-telescope, it's worth the trip.
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Highly recommend visiting the Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. We were amazed by this marvelous structure. About 100,000 people visit the telescope each year along with 100 or so scientific experts from all over the world. Their website has great information. I found the website by searching "Telescope AND Puerto Rico." http://www.naic.edu The terrain in this part of PR is different than other sections. It is very lush and jungle like....and in the midst of this enchanted forest is the Observatory with extremely high tech equipment. The road getting there is paved, curvy and very rural -- but not scary. It is about 30 minutes from Arecibo.A few facts:-Scientists from around the world use the 305 meter dish to gather radio signals from regions of star formation, planets, distant galaxies, and the atmosphere.-Visitors may view the 1000 feet in diameter dish from the observation deck at the visitors center.-The program is operated by SRI international in cooperation with the National Science Foundation, and others. -The staff at the Observatory are very knowledgeable and delighted to explain the work carried on there. There is a strong focus on education and thus questions are very welcomed.-People are friendly; the introductory video is excellent; and the price is a bargain - adults $10/Children and seniors $6.-In addition to the website, the contact number is 787-878-2612 x 346
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It's pretty amazing to see this place in real life, fitting in nicely with the mountains around it. My kids were amazed! Inside, a nice little museum with interactive exhibits that kept the kids entertained for a bit while it rained outside.