Nike Hercules Radar Systems - a photo on Flickriver

Foreground: I believe that this is a missile tracking radar (MTR) antenna.

Background: Low-Power Acquisition Radar (LOPAR)

Nike Hercules Site SF-88L, the only restored Nike Hercules launch site in the United States. It is located within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in Marin County, California, north of San Francisco.

Nike Missile Site SF-88L (National Park Service):
www.nps.gov/goga/nike-missile-site.htm

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
(National Park Service)
www.nps.gov/goga/index.htm

MIM-14 Nike Hercules (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-14_Nike_Hercules

"The Last Missile Site: An Operational and Physical History of Nike Site SF-88, Fort Barry, California"
by Stephen A. Haller and John A. Martini: www.holeintheheadpress.com/last_missile_site.html

"Winged Victory: The History of the Nike Missile Training Program At Fort Bliss" by William A. Dodge, Ph.D. and Timothy L. Sawyer, Ph.D.
ed-thelen.org/WingedVictory-150r.pdf

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Taken on: September 1, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D750, f/8.0, 1/250 sec, 30mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	30mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.0 Macintosh
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