History of radar for various purposes; on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, the entire planet was mapped at a 30-m resolution. The Jodrell Bank Observatory, an operation of the University of Manchester in Britain, was originally started by Bernard Lovell to be a radar astronomy facility. It initially used a war-surplus GL-II radar system operating at 71 MHz (4.2 m). The first observations were of ionized trails in the Geminids meteor shower during December 1945. While the facility soon evolved to become the third largest radio observatory in the world, some radar astronomy continued. The largest (250-ft or 76-m in diameter) of their
Once Upon a December "Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon a December," both of which rival any mezzo-soprano solo by Menken/Ashman." FilmTracks argues both these songs' "appeal as the 'leading lady's songs' are equally attractive. The site compared "December" favorably to "Past", writing ""Once Upon a December" that better tells the film's story. Appearing in short vocal reprises throughout the score, this song is the connecting element between Anya and her lost grandmother, and the Russian sensibilities of the waltz are far more interesting than the rather straightforward ballad". DVDTa;l described the song as intimate DarkRealmFox said it was "a fabulous musical number".