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When Hurricane Maria raked Puerto Rico last week as a Category 4 storm, it cut off electricity and communications island-wide, including at the Arecibo Observatory, one of the world's largest radio telescopes. Initial reports, received via ham radio, indicated significant damage to some of the facility's scientific instruments.That part was suspended high above the telescope's main 1,000-foot dish, which lost some panels when it shook loose and fell down.
As all this was happening, the observatory's staff sheltered in place. Reports are that everyone is OK. On Sunday, the team managed to post a defiant message to Facebook showing two of the staff displaying an outstretched Puerto Rican flag, with the giant dish in the background.
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