Alternatives to Mauna Kea

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I remember reading somewhere that the primary advantage of Maunakea is the stability of the atmosphere at high altitude in mid-ocean. Unlike land, the ocean stays pretty much the same temperature day/night. Without the dramatic day/night thermal changes there is much less viewing turbulence than mountaintop sites on continents. Also prevailing airflow over the ocean is nearly laminar, unlike over land. For high resolution astronomy, the viewing at the Maunakea site is said to be the premier on the planet. Or so I have read by writers much more technically knowledgeable than me who have no stake in the politics of this situation.

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