10-22-2015, 07:53 AM
pahoated, then closing UKIRT is age discimination! What part of *second most productive telescope in the world* don't they understand? Can't be all that archaic...!
The UK had a big cut in their funding for astronomy. They had to slice their program in a major way. Not quite the same as abandoning.
You can begin to raise the money for another space-based telescope if you like
Why aren't they PROUD of UKIRT? Something, somewhere, isn't right. Patrons aren't the issue. UKIRT is relatively very low-cost. This is political, i.e., stupid.
Pam in CA
The UK had a big cut in their funding for astronomy. They had to slice their program in a major way. Not quite the same as abandoning.
You can begin to raise the money for another space-based telescope if you like
Why aren't they PROUD of UKIRT? Something, somewhere, isn't right. Patrons aren't the issue. UKIRT is relatively very low-cost. This is political, i.e., stupid.
Pam in CA
Pam in CA