Owens Valley Radio Observatory

40th Anniversary Celebration

OVRO is Caltech's radio observatory, located in the mountains near Big Pine, CA, about 4 hour northeast of Pasadena. These photos were taken on 3 and 4 October 1998, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the observatory.

• The 10-meter, six-telescope array.
• The 10-meter array, as seen from the 40-meter telescope. This shot is in portrait orientation, and shows part of the underside of the 40-meter dish.
• The 10-meter array, as seen from the 40-m telescope. This shot is in landscape orientation, and the 40-meter is not visible.
• The 40-meter telescope.
• The 90-foot, two-element interferometer.
• OVRO at a great distance, taken from the nearby mountains.
• The 1998 entering class of Caltech astronomy graduate students (well, 80% of them):
  • On the 40-meter structure.
  • In the 25-meter VLBI dish (distant shot, near shot).