06-24-2016, 07:40 PM
Latest news, although it's actually quite old news:
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...-telescope
During that meeting, in May, the decommissioning of UKIRT before the TMT becomes operational was also a topic of discussion with PUEO supporting UKIRT continuing operations beyond that deadline, but it wasn't reported by the paper.
The UHH telescope is broken beyond repair so needs a complete replacement, but to have a telescope on Mauna Kea that UHH students can use for training while also being part of the scientific community on MK is an enormous bonus for the students.
As a by the by, when students used the previous UHH training telescope, UKIRT was they place they came to in the middle of the night to warm up and get coffee! It also meant they could interact with our staff and observers and see what we were up to.
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...-telescope
During that meeting, in May, the decommissioning of UKIRT before the TMT becomes operational was also a topic of discussion with PUEO supporting UKIRT continuing operations beyond that deadline, but it wasn't reported by the paper.
The UHH telescope is broken beyond repair so needs a complete replacement, but to have a telescope on Mauna Kea that UHH students can use for training while also being part of the scientific community on MK is an enormous bonus for the students.
As a by the by, when students used the previous UHH training telescope, UKIRT was they place they came to in the middle of the night to warm up and get coffee! It also meant they could interact with our staff and observers and see what we were up to.