09-29-2017, 03:36 PM
"I will try and find out about the decommissioning of five telescopes. I learned this today in a meeting with the other observatories in Waimea and it came as a complete surprise to me. The meeting continues on Friday so as soon as I get more info I can share, I'll let people here know."
I did find out more. The number of five telescopes comes from a combination of the last OMKM Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) and the recent BLNR decision. The CMP envisioned the removal of four observatories by the end of the current lease and the addition of one (the TMT) making a total of 10 operational observatories. The BLNR, for a reason I haven't determined yet, added a further observatory to be removed, which makes the total five.
Link to the CMP: http://www.malamamaunakea.org/uploads/ma...n_2010.pdf
Page 34 summarises the decommissioning plan.
I did find out more. The number of five telescopes comes from a combination of the last OMKM Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) and the recent BLNR decision. The CMP envisioned the removal of four observatories by the end of the current lease and the addition of one (the TMT) making a total of 10 operational observatories. The BLNR, for a reason I haven't determined yet, added a further observatory to be removed, which makes the total five.
Link to the CMP: http://www.malamamaunakea.org/uploads/ma...n_2010.pdf
Page 34 summarises the decommissioning plan.