08-06-2016, 07:51 PM
"I am in favor of TMT but not on Mauna Kea, for science sake. Mount Fuji looks like a good alternative site, almost 13,000 feet, very low light pollution, above the clouds most of the year. That would be awesome to see the TMT on the flat cone of Mount Fuji."
Little to no infrastructure, difficult access, temperatures rarely above freezing and mostly below zero degrees Fahrenheit in the winter months with plenty of snow during those months, and high humidity most of the time. To cap it all, Mt Fuji is an active volcano.
A perfect place to build a massive optical/infrared telescope. Sigh.
Little to no infrastructure, difficult access, temperatures rarely above freezing and mostly below zero degrees Fahrenheit in the winter months with plenty of snow during those months, and high humidity most of the time. To cap it all, Mt Fuji is an active volcano.
A perfect place to build a massive optical/infrared telescope. Sigh.