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Re:Gigantic Chinese telescope opens to astronomers worldwide by kuu on Thursday September 26, 2019 @11:00AM (#21081484)
It should go to the Canary Islands, where there is 100% support:

https://physicsworld.com/a/thirty-meter-telescope-forges-ahe...

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Re:Gigantic Chinese telescope opens to astronomers worldwide by privong on Thursday September 26, 2019 @11:32AM (#21081864)
The Mauna Kea site is a better one, in terms of observing conditions. It's higher, drier, has fewer cloudy nights, better atmospheric turbulence conditions, etc.
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Re:Gigantic Chinese telescope opens to astronomers worldwide by IllogicalLogic on Friday September 27, 2019 @01:06PM (#21093989)
Maybe we can knock down the Vatican and build this telescope, since we are in the business of ignoring the local's wishes.
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Re:Gigantic Chinese telescope opens to astronomers worldwide by phinnaeus on Thursday September 26, 2019 @01:41PM (#21083339)
It's also a place of immense cultural significance to the native population.
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Re:Gigantic Chinese telescope opens to astronomers worldwide by nolta on Thursday September 26, 2019 @01:59PM (#21083532)
TMT faces opposition at La Palma too:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/stalled-hawaii-giant...

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