VLA First Fringes 20th Anniversary, February 1996

Subject

Description

Video of event held February 1998 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of VLA first fringes. On 18 February 1978 first fringes were obtained with a 1.24 km baseline between antennas 1 and 2 by Barry Clark, Peter Napier, Victor Herrero, and Jon Spargo.

Creator

Records of the NRAO

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Relation

Type

Moving Image

Original Format of Digital Item

VHS

Duration

53 minutes.

Start Date

1998-02-00

People

Goss, Miller

Lancaster, John H. (Jack)

Clark, Barry

Napier, Peter

Spargo, Jon

Location

VLA Site, NM

Notes

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Miller Goss acts as master of ceremonies, with recollections of early VLA years by Jack Lancaster, Barry Clark, Peter Napier, and Jon Spargo.

Series

Moving Images and Audio Recordings Series

Unit

VLA Unit

Collection

Records of the NRAO > Moving Images and Audio Recordings Series > VLA Unit

Citation

Records of the NRAO, “VLA First Fringes 20th Anniversary, February 1996,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed December 28, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/42845.