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 A bus parked nearby gives an idea of the size of the newest instrument at Green Bank: a radio telescope so massive the Statue of Liberty, including the pedestal, could lie down on its blindingly white observing surface with room to spare. Its 43-story height and 16 million pounds of tilting, turning mass make it the largest thing on land that moves. Welcome to the National Radio Quiet Zone. Feel free to shout, play the tuba or let out a primal scream. Just don't think about using a microwave oven. One stray zap from a microwave -- or a car's sparkplugs, or even an electric blanket -- in the heart of the 13,000 square mile zone could interfere with science at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, a patch of forested Appalachia just west of the Virginia border. (Reuters - Handout) Got any interesting photos? Send them to Times@iranian.com
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