05-11-2022, 11:31 AM
(05-10-2022, 04:28 PM)AaronM Wrote: "Astronomers at an observatory at the summit of Haleakala on Maui have quietly made an important discovery: a previously unknown “Trojan” near-earth asteroid that is the largest yet discovered (about ¾ of a mile in diameter). Trojan asteroids are unique in that they share earth’s orbit around the sun. The space object has been named 2020 XL5."
When does the discussion about decommissioning the observatories on Haleakala begin?
Please help me out here. Discovering an asteroid using the telescopes on Haleakala, which they're designed to do, leads to a question about why there's no discussion about decommissioning those telescopes. The MK observatories also observe trojan asteroids. What is your point?