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Visit the VLA and its New Mexico environs with exclusive narrated and hosted video tours.
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Go to Map Introduction Socorro New Mexico Tech Plains of San Agustin Datil Magdalena
  • Go to Map
  • Introduction
  • The Barn
  • Master Pad
  • Transporters
  • ALMA Test Facility
  • Riding the Rails
  • Long Wavelength Array
  • Pads
  • Configurations
  • At Night
  • Visitors Center
  • Wildlife
  • Special Events Building
  • Telescope Tour
    • Introduction
    • Elevation Gear
    • Receivers
    • Dish Surface
    • Cooling System
    • Electronics
    • Pedestal Room
  • Control Building
    • Introduction
    • Making Fiber Cables
    • Old VLA Correlator
    • Control Room
    • Fiber Optics
    • WIDAR Cabinets
    • WIDAR Cooling Units
    • WIDAR Power Systems
    • WIDAR Circuit Boards
  • Go to Map
  • Electronics Labs
  • Introduction
  • Orthomode Transducers
  • C-Band Receiver
  • Ku-Band Receiver
  • Soldering and X-raying Boards
  • Microsoldering
  • VLBA Data Drives
  • VLBA Correlator
  • Test Rack
  • Ka-Band Receiver
  • VLBA Control Room
  • Data Transmission Module
Magdalena
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The town of Magdalena's rail station was "Trail's End" during the cattle drives that crossed the central New Mexico desert in the 18 and 1900s. Magdalena's Boxcar Museum is packed with items from the town's history, including antique clothing, ore from the Kelly Mine, and other artifacts that visitors can enjoy. Art galleries and exhibits also abound in this restored Old West town.