Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 1: Florence (Firenze) - Rimini, 206.0k

[SHAD0W93]

Dang, just how big was the satellite dish? Being it was so long ago I imagine something of this size...

What is this Goldeneye?

 

[Monte Serra]

Dang, just how big was the satellite dish? Being it was so long ago I imagine something of this size...

That one is unfortunately indeed a thing of the past.

It's Official. No More Astronomy at Arecibo

Even though the National Science Foundation announced last year that it would not rebuild or replace the iconic Arecibo radio dish in Puerto Rico — which collapsed in 2020 – a glimmer of hope remained among supporters that the remaining astronomy infrastructure would be utilized in some way...

www.universetoday.com

 

[Tricycle Rider]

What is this Goldeneye?

I haven't seen Goldeneye, but was the defunct Arecibo observatory featured in Goldeneye?

 

[Monte Serra]

What is this Goldeneye?

I haven't seen Goldeneye, but was the defunct Arecibo observatory featured in Goldeneye?

Yes it was

View: https://youtu.be/vovVkvQhYEE?feature=shared

 

[SHAD0W93]

I haven't seen Goldeneye, but was the defunct Arecibo observatory featured in Goldeneye?

I don’t know if it was filmed at location or a model but yes.

View: https://youtu.be/jp9tENRDVzA?si=x0Uyg46BeGfKgXi0

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I don’t know if it was filmed at location or a model but yes.

View: https://youtu.be/jp9tENRDVzA?si=x0Uyg46BeGfKgXi0

Yes it was

View: https://youtu.be/vovVkvQhYEE?feature=shared

I'll have to watch Goldeneye now, the Arecibo observatory looks/looked like such a huge and incredible (yet somehow spooky) structure, it's a real bummer it's all run down now.