Tatel radio telescope control room, 1960s. This is the control room for the first large telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Green Bank, West Virginia, USA. The operator is handling the controls for the 85-foot-diameter dish antenna known as the Howard E. Tatel Telescope. This photo was taken in 1960 during the time of Frank Drake's famous search for extraterrestrial signals (SETI).