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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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