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Altitude is not everything, and higher altitude does not automatically translate into better performance of the instrument. There are many, many factors that ma
by Florin_Andrei 8y ago
Altitude is not everything, and higher altitude does not automatically translate into better performance of the instrument. There are many, many factors that matter, including light pollution, transparency, cloud cover, air turbulence, jet streams, etc.
- bobiverse 8y agoA report by the Canadian Astronomical Society (Canada has a ~15% stake) found that with taking all these variables into play, Mauna Kea is still the best site for TMT. See page 35 for the final recomendations: http://casca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CATAC-Report-Final.pdf http://casca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CATAC-Report-Fina...
- Florin_Andrei 8y agoOf course. I was not saying Mauna Kea is not a good location. I was just saying there is a whole bunch of factors that matter besides altitude.