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Originally Posted by Dr Sardonicus
Reading about the demise of Arecibo is quite depressing, and makes me feel my age, because I remember when it started. I particularly recall a little oopsadaisy in the newspaper announcement, saying that the new telescope would be able to see 347 miles into space.

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And I remember reading this (at the time) which some may get a kick out of:
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