Silence area Radio Telescope Westerbork

            Olympus mju 9010 - f/4.2 - 1/100sec - 9mm - ISO 100

A very horrifying sign for a lot (the most I dare to think) of people. No calls, no Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, even no Photography (oops, there you go Janet) with the phone ! All alone with silence ! 

- The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) is an aperture synthesis interferometer north of the village of Westerbork, Midden-Drenthe, in the northeastern Netherlands. It consists of a linear array of 12 antennas with a diameter of 25 metres arranged on a 2.7 km East-West line.

In the entire area around the telescope the use of mobile telephones and other sources of radio interference (including automobiles) is prohibited. This is to minimize the undesirable effects of interfering signals.
The text on the sign reads:
"It is prohibited to use mobile phones within the interference free area of the Radio Telescope Westerbork.
Turn your mobile phone off."

- De Westerbork Synthese Radio Telescoop (WSRT) ook bekend als Radiosterrenwacht Westerbork c.q. Zwiggelte), is een uit twaalf losse parabolische antennes bestaande radiotelescoop in de bossen nabij Hooghalen en Westerbork in Drenthe. De WSRT is in 1970 in gebruik genomen en wordt nog steeds voor sterrenkundige waarnemingen gebruikt.

Stiltegebied Radiotelescoop Westerbork
De radiotelescoop is gevoelig voor storingen door mobiele telefoons en gemotoriseerd verkeer. Het gebruik hiervan wordt dan ook tot een minimum beperkt. Hiervoor wordt gewaarschuwd met borden in de nabije omgeving.

Taken in: Nederland / Drenthe / Midden-Drenthe (show map)

Taken on: March 8, 2012

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