Contact· 1997
The array
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The Very Large Array plays itself, the dish field where Ellie Arroway listens. The visitor centre and self-guided walk cover the same ground the film does.
Trivia
The antennas move along railway tracks between four configurations, so the array's shape genuinely changes through the year.
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A radio astronomer detects a signal from Vega. The Very Large Array on the Plains of San Agustin plays itself, and remains open to visitors.
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