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Can someone clarify to me why they are insisting on building it on that specific mountain where it has been met with resistance from day one?
by runholm 11y ago
Can someone clarify to me why they are insisting on building it on that specific mountain where it has been met with resistance from day one?
- rewqfdsa 11y agoIt's one of the best places on earth for astronomy. It's a very high mountain near the equator with suitable weather and clear skies.
- dingaling 11y agoMauna Kea was in competition with a site in Chile's Atacama desert ( already popular for very large scopes ). Technically they were both very close but in the end the decision went to Mauna Kea mainly for proximity to other facilities.