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View of Polar star trails over the 250 foot (76 metre) diameter dish of the Mark 1A radio telescope at Jodrell Bank, near Manchester, England. Commissioned in 1957, the Mark 1 was the world's first giant dish radio telescope. It was improved in 1970/71 & designated the Mark 1A. Photo taken May 1987. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/DAVID PARKER)