After Suffering Irreparable Damage, It's Lights Out for the Arecibo Observatory's Iconic Telescope It is so damned hard to say goodbye to faithful old scientific instruments. It is like parting with your left eye or right ear. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-suffering-irreparable-damage-its-lights-out-arecibo-observatorys-iconic-telescope-180976367/