The Tidbinbilla Tracking Station.
Uploaded: October 10, 2012 12:39:30
This complex is just down the road from yesterdays river capture! It is one of NASA's Australian Deep Space Communication Complexes, operated in Australia by our CSIRO.
Taken at 1/500th f8.0 and ISO-200.
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90
Mike Clime October 10, 2012
Cool capture and would be interesting to know what they have heard, John! #1491521Robert R. Goodman October 10, 2012
Hi John,Excellent capture my friend.That sure is one tall dish.Wonderful clarity and detail!!! #10363926Lynn M. Whitt October 10, 2012
Great capture. #10363951Marijana Fajgl October 10, 2012
Who knows, one day they might discover some comunication! Wonderful find and capture, John! #10363962Gord MacEachern October 10, 2012
Great find and a perfect capture John, that would be a lot of dollars sitting there!! #10364047Kirsten Kiki Kjaer October 10, 2012
Very impressive! And so is this image, John. So well composed and captured. #10364052Hendrik Storme October 10, 2012
Wonderful find and capture! #10364075David Hurt October 10, 2012
Hi John, NASA has a simular facility in the Owens Valley, California. If you ever have a chance to get up close you will see that these dishes are HUGE. Thanks for sharing your shot. #10364100
Jeff Robinson
October 10, 2012
Tammy M. Anderson
October 10, 2012
Stephen Zacker October 10, 2012
Fantastic. I just watched them take one of our antennas down #10364144
Terry Cervi
October 10, 2012
Monnie Ryan October 10, 2012
Bet you could pick up a radio station on Mars with this baby! Terrific capture! #10364246
Ann Coates
October 10, 2012
Wm Nosal October 10, 2012
COOL Shot John! #10364303Barbara Waldoch October 10, 2012
Terrific shot, John! #10364349Anthony G. Comella October 10, 2012
Super capture John - Bet you don't miss any TV stations - just kidding!! Superb!!! #10364375Carol L. Fowler October 10, 2012
Great- now you can attract all the UFOs down there! LOL! awesome bit of equipment there! #10364444Mary K. Robison October 10, 2012
Love all the shades of blue captured in this intriguing scene, John. #10364589Renee Doyle October 11, 2012
I wonder if they are playing cricket :-)Avril Young October 11, 2012
Cool capture John, very interesting too! #10364754Brett Dolsen October 11, 2012
Great find and capture John! Looks like another great trip. #10364811Tiia Vissak October 11, 2012
a cool view! #10364842
Stefania Barbier
October 11, 2012
Joy Rector October 11, 2012
great shot #10365005Connie J. Bagot October 11, 2012
Amazing structure and I loved hearing the use of it---beautiful photo as well! #10365148
Emile Abbott
October 11, 2012
Martha R. Mazon
October 11, 2012
John Connolly October 11, 2012
Many thanks for all your kind comments, they are appreciated! #10365455Tammy Espino October 11, 2012
ET phone home :) Cool capture!!! #10365577Jack Ryan October 11, 2012
Wow! That is one big mail box...! Oh! I see. Unique even though it isn't a mail box. Great shot! #10365678Nadia Paul October 12, 2012
Terrific capture John - great comp and detail! #10366187
Nancy L. Green
October 12, 2012
John Connolly October 12, 2012
Thanks you Tammy, Jack, Nadia and Nancy for your thoughts on this one! #10367000Phyllis A. Houghton October 13, 2012
Great composition and clarity. This is not a subject that usually photographs well, but your image is excellent, John! #10367737John Connolly October 13, 2012
Thanks Phyllis, it is a marvelous place to visit! #10368039Phyllis A. Houghton October 17, 2012
Congrats on your EFP, John! #10373449John Connolly October 17, 2012
Thanks Phyllis! #10373866
Laura E. Swan
October 26, 2012
Love this shot!
-Sister Swanee :)) #10385779
John Connolly October 30, 2012
Thank you Sister Swanee! This is a fully operational NASA site, and is still in communication with all the Mars projects and space voyages! #10395260Stan Kwasniowski November 29, 2012
John, congratulations #10438971
Sherran Andersen
November 29, 2012
Nadia Paul November 29, 2012
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist John! #10439362
Ann Coates
November 29, 2012
Laura E. Swan
November 30, 2012
Good Luck in the next round!
-Swanee :D #10439697
Stefania Barbier
November 30, 2012
Tammy M. Anderson
November 30, 2012
Robert R. Goodman November 30, 2012
Hi John,Big Congratulations my friend on this beautiful finalist!!!! #10440234
Randy D. Dinkins
November 30, 2012
isabel C. Zepeda
November 30, 2012
CONGRATULATIOS ON THIS FINALIST
YSA... #10440740
Wm Nosal November 30, 2012
Congratulations, John! #10441230Ellen Hodges November 30, 2012
Congrats and very best luck, John!!! #10441368
Emile Abbott
November 30, 2012
ALLEN O. HOWARD November 30, 2012
A great shot for sure! The details are awesome my friend! Congratulations!!! #10441847
Nancy L. Green
November 30, 2012
Marijana Fajgl November 30, 2012
Big congratulations on your fantastic finalist, John! #10442372Tammy Espino November 30, 2012
Congrats, John on your outstanding finalist!! :) #10442632Barbara Waldoch November 30, 2012
Congratulations on your finalists, John! #10442771Avril Young November 30, 2012
Congratulations ...this is awesome... #10443281Barbara Mason December 01, 2012
Congratulations again John - two very different images - Good Luck !! #10444167John Connolly December 01, 2012
Thank you for all your encouraging comments, they are appreciated! #10445177Hendrik Storme December 01, 2012
Congratulations!!!! #10445287Katherine Kuhn December 01, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist, John! #10445370
Marilyn K. Lincecum
December 01, 2012
Martha R. Mazon
December 02, 2012
John Connolly December 02, 2012
Thank you so much Hendrik, Katherine, Marilyn and Martha for your kind comments! #10446798Merna L. Nobile December 04, 2012
To my photo friend:
Look back with pride,
Look forward with excitement,
Enjoy the success of the day.
CONGRATULATIONS! Merna
#10450718
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 05, 2012
A well deserved finalist, John. Congratulations! #10452001
Reynaldo D. Reyes
December 09, 2012
JO ANN CLEVELAND December 12, 2012
Now how did I miss this?? Congratulations John!jo ann c. #10461824
Daniel Ruf December 12, 2012
Congrats on the finalists. #10462150John Connolly December 14, 2012
Thanks a lot Merna, Kiki, Reynaldo, Jo Ann and Daniel for your kind remarks! #10464297Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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