04-16-2015, 03:32 PM
None of the observatories make profits. They are non-profit organisations. The partners for each pay the operating and any development costs, no "rent" is charged as such.
I think people get confused because they hear things like "it costs $30,000 a night to run telescope X", but that is simply the operating cost of the telescope divided by 365. It's not an additional charge the observer has to pay on top of the regular operating cost.
I think people get confused because they hear things like "it costs $30,000 a night to run telescope X", but that is simply the operating cost of the telescope divided by 365. It's not an additional charge the observer has to pay on top of the regular operating cost.