A shame. Beyond the loss to science, the equipment itself was impressive. A 900-ton observation platform is like a multistory building suspended a few hundred f

A shame. Beyond the loss to science, the equipment itself was impressive. A 900-ton observation platform is like a multistory building suspended a few hundred feet in the air, in the middle of the jungle. An interesting gallery of the telescope being constructed is here: https://www.naic.edu/history_gal/historicgal.html https://www.naic.edu/history_gal/historicgal.html