On the morning of 1st December 2020, the Arecibo Radio Telescope collapsed, bringing more than half a century of ground-breaking space science to an end. Its loss is a blow to science, to Puerto Rico, and to the world.

Presenting a short film from Something Incredible, to celebrate the telescope’s life, its science, and its family.

Note: Footage of the collapse at 00:06-00:17, 15:15-16:39, and 17:02-17:36

With thanks to:

Wilbert Roberto – Mechanical Engineering Student and founder of the Save the Arecibo Observatory movement
Twitter: @SaveTheAO
Facebook:   / savetheao  
Instagram:   / savetheao  

Dr Catherine Neish – Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, and planetary radar specialist

Pia Salter-Ghosh – Daughter of astronomers Chris Salter and Tapasi Ghosh, and activist for the Save the Arecibo Observatory movement

Dr Christopher John Salter – Emeritus Scientist at the Arecibo Observatory

Dr Tapasi Ghosh – Former Staff Astronomer (1992-2017) at the Arecibo Observatory

Dr Graham Lau – AKA The Cosmobiologist, the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science
Website: Cosmobiota
Twitter: @cosmobiologist
Instagram: @cosmobiologist
Facebook: @astrobiologist

Dr Andrew Steele – Physicist, Presenter, and Writer
Youtube    / drandrewsteele  
Twitter: @statto
Website: https://andrewsteele.co.uk/
Read his new book: https://andrewsteele.co.uk/ageless/

Images and footage courtesy of:
NSF - Courtesy of the Arecibo Observatory, a U.S. National Science Foundation facility
NAIC – Courtesy of the NAIC - Arecibo Observatory, a facility of the NSF
NASA
NOAA
USGS
Google Earth
Pixabay
PubChem
Wilbert Roberto
Pia Salter-Ghosh
Tapasi Ghosh
Dr Catherine Neish
…among others credited onscreen.

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