La Posta Observatory

LA POSTA OBSERVATORY DISH, USED IN APOLLO MOON MISISONS, DISMANTLED

 

By Miriam Raftery

Photo: Creative commons by Editor Brad


April 19, 2016 (Campo) – A quirky relic of East County’s past is now gone.  Locals called the nest-shaped satellite dish the “Pterodactyl birdbath.”


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