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For the first time in Hawaiʻi's 50-year history with astronomy, observatories will be removed from Maunakea. First up is the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory. Most of the instruments have already been removed, but the telescope's 34-foot diameter primary mirror remains. The Conversation's Russell Subiono has more.
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The state Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimously approved a Conservation District Use Permit for the telescope’s decommissioning.
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Plans to remove the first of five telescopes on Maunakea have been well received, according to those overseeing the decommissioning process. The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory is set to be torn down and the site restored as soon as next summer.
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HILO — The decommissioning process for one of the Mauna Kea telescopes to be removed in the coming decade remains on schedule.The Maunakea Management…