5-0 on Mauna Kea?

[Aaron S]

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Originally posted by TomK
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Aaron -

"https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...-schedule/

The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope is scheduled to be decommissioned by the end of 2024, while the fourth telescope, the Very Long Baseline Array, will be removed by the end of 2033."

That was correct before the UH Regents' meeting in November last year. After that meeting, UKIRT was no longer named as the next observatory to be decommissioned and a decision would be made, 2025 IIRC, about which observatories would need to be removed by 2033 - depending on a CDUP which is yet to happen and will likely be part of the lease renewal process. The Trib is using out-of-date and incorrect information which is a shame since they reported on the UH meeting last year so should know the facts.

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TomK, thanks for the clarification. I found a BIVN article that confirms the deletion of VLBA and UKIRT from the immediate telescope decommissioning list.

https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2019/...esolution/