Arecibo Observatory

Sometimes you can say there are perks to the job…well, most days riding along in the chopper I would have to say it’s a “perk” but this was a definite one today! Unfortunately it was not under the best circumstances as we are here delivering food, water, and supplies…but our drop site happened to be at the Arecibo Observatory which was an amazing site from the air and an even more fascinating site once we landed.  The folks were so grateful to receive the supplies and once we had a chance to unload, we were able to take around 10 minutes or so and check out the Radio Telescope Observatory by a Engineer from the site.  From its construction in the 1960s until 2011, the Observatory was managed by Cornell University.  You may have seen James Bond at this location in the movie GoldenEye!