Educational, Scientific and Administrative Support Dept. ( ESAS )

Media Services and Support

offers support for all type of media that wishes to do an assignment on the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center "Arecibo Observatory" of Puerto Rico. The procedure should start with a call to Tony Acevedo ( 787-878-2612 ) or email ( jacevedo@naic.edu ), followed by a written request by mail ( HC3 Box 53995, Arecibo, P.R. 00613 ) or fax ( 787-878-1861 ).

This request should include a description of your assignment or project, how it will be used, date to be at our site, extra resources needed etc.
*Any request that involves commercial or profitable purposes should include all details *

Images from our Web Site are available for downloading ( proper credits will apply for photographs and slides as follows: )
... Photo courtesy of the NAIC - Arecibo Observatory, a facility of the NSF
... Photo by ( photographer )

Photographs, and Slides from our archive can be requested as a loan accompanied with a request for permission to reprint. ( all images published should include credits to the photographer and the Arecibo Observatory )
** Credit for the Arecibo Observatory: Photo courtesy of the NAIC - Arecibo Observatory, a facility of the NSF.

  • All Photographic material must be returned as soon as possible in order to comply with other requests.
  • **For all assignments done at the Arecibo Observatory, we request a copy of the final product after published or released, solely for our archive purposes.