07-20-2019, 02:53 PM
The way I see this. It all boils down to money. TMT has done their homework. No other area for the telescope compares to Mauna Kea. If your gonna spend that kind of money in building the biggest telescope in the world ...your not gonna want to build it someplace that's less suitable for its operation (like Chile). Of course they could wait another 50 or 100 years and build it on the Moon. That would be ideal. And the protectors know this and would be willing to negotiate if they're adequately compensated.