Seems the Very Large Array is no longer an appropriate name for the Very Large Array. (I always thought it was rather descriptive).
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is looking for new names for the VLA as part of the Name the Array contest.
The VLA, a radio telescope west of Socorro, NM, has been around since the 1970s, and a recent equipment upgrade was the impetus for a new name.
Entries will be accepted through December 1st.
I’m pushing for the T.O.U.S – Telescope of Unusual Size.
Special thanks to John Fleck of the Albuquerque Journal for first posting this story (paid content).
Photo: “Very Large Array” by Caveman Chuck Coker. Used under Creative Commons licsense 2.0.
