11-20-2015, 05:33 PM
Hawaiinewsnow is reporting the height of the TMT top will be at the same height as the Subaru telescope. The final site was picked partially because it is away from all cultural sites but also because it is in a dip between cinder cones. For TMT to still be at the height as Subaru, is quite massive.The site is advantageous for TMT in several ways. It is a lower infrared noise area than the peak. Some of the telescopes are being upgraded with IR sensors, and IR will be just as big for TMT as optical. The massive size has better protection against wind buffeting. If the TMT lawyer has half a brain, he will point out it is not in a cultural area or preventing access to the cultural areas, which are at the peak (no 1st amendment rights violation). He will also point out they are compliant with the Conservation Use requirements. Just have to wait and see Dec. 2, this state supreme court is behaving erratically.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*