Discoveries using the telescopes on Mauna Kea

[geochem]

quote:

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Originally posted by TomK

"science sometimes can be slow."


At UKIRT we're looking at a major upgrade to our wide-field camera using new 4K infrared arrays. It'll be expensive and will likely require half a year of not having the instrument available, but it'll be much cheaper than designing a new instrument and will result in significantly more efficient and sensitive observations.

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And slower still if done in Hawaii...

or not at all if our pandering politicians force the shutdown of UKIRT and other productive observatories...