![]() ![]() In a twist, they actually do SETI at the Observatory. The storyline revolved around her research into SETI, which is an acronym for Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life. You might also remember that this was where they filmed the Jodie Foster movie Contact. There’s a good YouTube clip here if you want to see for yourself: The dish shaped telescope that you see above was flooded and drained for a climatic chase scene which proves just how different a location can be once the movie makers get their hands on things. The sequence shot here in Puerto Rico comes from the 1995 Pierce Brosnan film Goldeneye. Much as I love the Bond films, they do seem to be hard to tell apart. If it looks familiar, then you might well be a Bond fan, albeit one with a better memory than me. Stepping out onto the observation deck out the back, it was worth the effort when this was the result: It was a bit of a trek, reached by a winding road up a mountain and then, phones set to airplane mode, a climb up a seemingly unending flight of steps to get to the Observatory’s visitor centre. A visit to see Arecibo’s Observatory with a huge radio telescope hidden away amongst the wooded karst scenery of the island’s interior was on the cards after we “discovered” it on the map we’d been given by the hire car company. ![]() One of the unexpected bonuses of a week of showery weather was that we did a lot more sightseeing in Puerto Rico than we’d originally planned. More from Puerto Rico: Arecibo’s radio telescope ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |