Video Released Showing The Collapse Of The 900-ton Arecibo Observatory Radio Telescope

 

Daily Mail: Drone footage captures the moment cables supporting the 900-ton Arecibo Observatory SNAP and cause the world's largest telescope to collapse 

 * Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory radio telescope collapsed early Tuesday 

 * Drones were investigating cables on the telescope when the event happened 

 * One clip shows the platform swaying and then falling out of frame 

 * The other is a view of the cable attached to Tower 4 that appears to be frayed 

 * It fails, breaks away from the tower and releases the platform onto a dish below 

 * The catwalk, supporting towers, azimuth arm and Gregorian dome also fell 

New footage of Arecibo Observatory collapsing in the jungle of Puerto Rico shows the moment its main cables snapped and sent a massive platform hurling to the ground - triggering a reaction that led to its destruction. 

Drones were investigating cables around the telescope when the restraints failed and dropped the 900-ton platform onto to the reflector dish 400 feet below. In one of the videos, the platform begins swaying in the air before letting out a loud roar as it dislodged from the supporting cable and snapping into pieces as it dropped. 

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