02-22-2017, 08:30 PM
HOTPE - if you want my blunt opinion, it's the crazies who think UKIRT is obsolete. Only the Kecks are now more scientifically productive than UKIRT of all the telescopes on Mauna Kea. Up to a year or so ago, UKIRT was the most productive. If you want to use other parameters such as 1) scientific impact and 2) cost per science paper/discovery then 1) UKIRT is still right at the top and 2) blows every other observatory away. We're cheap but we're damn good.
The others wanting it decommissioned only want that for political reasons. I've discussed this before in PW - I can find the thread if you want.
The others wanting it decommissioned only want that for political reasons. I've discussed this before in PW - I can find the thread if you want.