A botany shed in a muddy, grassy field.
A botany shed surrounded by trees.
These photos show those very same botany huts today, 80 years on: a reminder of where it all began and of the discoveries that could scarcely have been imagined in that first muddy field.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to Jodrell’s mission over the decades. 🔭✨ #JodrellAt80 [🧵4/4]
Black and white photograph of two people setting up military equipment out of a military trailer, next to the botany huts. Photo credit: The University of Manchester / The Lovell Family.
On the 14th December, we celebrate Jodrell Bank’s 80th anniversary by sharing our final #JodrellAt80 heritage photo – taking us back to where it all began.
This black and white photo is one of the first ever taken at Jodrell, back when the site was still the @manchester.ac.uk botany station. [🧵1/4]
Black and white photograph of two men discussing the Mark II control desk. On the right is J G Davies, the other is a Senior Experimental Officer.' The Mark II building site can be seen through the window.
Today’s heritage photo, taken in December 1963, shows two men discussing the control desk for the Mark II (being built in the background). On the right is J.G. Davies, who would be instrumental in tracking the Luna 9 mission, and on the left is a Senior Experimental Officer.
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Black and white photograph of Roger Jennison and Mrinal Das Gupta in Polarisation hut studying chart recording data
📸 Today’s #JodrellAt80 throwback photo comes from inside the Polarisation Hut, where Roger Jennison and Mrinal Das Gupta (pictured here in 1951) pioneered early experiments in long-baseline interferometry!
The hut is now the control room for the 21-foot telescope used in undergraduate experiments.
Black and white photo of workers lying within the telescope bowl, welding the panels. Credit: University of Manchester.
We’re spotlighting photos from our archive as part of our anniversary week celebrations, including this one from May 1957! 📡
Here we see welders working on panels from within the bowl of the Lovell Telescope - the third largest radio telescope in the world, measuring 250ft in diameter. #JodrellAt80
A black-and-white image from 1951 showing Mary Almond and – possibly – J.S. Greenhow inside the historic Radiant Hut, studying film graphs of radar echoes from meteors.
To celebrate our 80th anniversary week, we're sharing a selection of archival photos… 📸
Here (1951), Mary Almond and – possibly – J.S. Greenhow study radar echoes from meteors inside the Radiant Hut, which held instruments that measured the outputs from arrays of Yagi aerials.
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A cake celebrating the 80th anniversary of Jodrell Bank displayed in front of a preview of the 80th anniversary quilt, created by Anne Kelly.
A presentation being delivered by Professor Mike Garrett to an audience on the history of Jodrell Bank.
A presentation being delivered by Professor Mike Garrett to an audience on the history of Jodrell Bank.
It’s been a wonderful afternoon celebrating in the lead up to the Observatory’s 80th anniversary this December, joined by current staff, alumni, researchers, and special friends of Jodrell Bank both old and new! 💫
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A tiny bit of the BBC news piece that’s gone out today ✨🔭
The documentary and full piece is now on BBC Sounds & also airs on BBCR4 tomorrow (8th Nov) at 8pm
Featuring the brilliant @proftimob.bsky.social at @jodrellbank.bsky.social
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🔭 Can’t attend a workshop? Find out how to participate from home: www.jodrellbank.net/events/80-ye... [3/3]
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