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Above : A slice of moto heaven in the Mountain State of West Virginia . Right : The Green Bank Telescope is said to be the largest land-based moving object .
After my train ride , I was back on the Uly for the short jaunt up State Route 92 to the Green Bank National Radio Astronomy Observatory . That ’ s a mouthful , so locals call it NRAO for short , or just the Green Bank Telescope . Rather than an optical telescope with lenses and mirrors , the Green Bank Telescope is a radio-receiving dish that the folks at Green Bank claim is the world ’ s largest land-based moving object . And move it does , as everyone on my tour was startled to see the giant dish suddenly began to rotate . It ’ s a bit unnerving to watch something the size of two football fields move on its own . The telescope also sits in the middle of the National Radio Quiet Zone , where they can legally control all types of potential radio interference . So no , your cell phone won ’ t work at Green Bank .