Apparently...

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Apparently...

R.L. — 11/4/2005 3:54:17 AM (archived)

The seeing in Antartica is exceedingly good... and you have LONG periods of darkness...

The TMT project has put up a station to measure conditions on Mauna Kea, but right now it looks VERY unlikely another scope could be built on the mountain because of the protests it would cause...

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30 metre telescope being built in my back yard! - Laurie Street - 11/3/2005 6:54:04 PM
- Antartica has also been seriously suggested (n/t) - R.L. - 11/4/2005 1:50:51 AM
  - Apparently... - R.L. - 11/4/2005 3:54:17 AM
    - Kind of a limited amount of sky to see, though. - Tom Brosz - 11/4/2005 5:33:43 PM
      - re: Not less than anywhere else (n/t) - Raoul - 11/4/2005 6:01:11 PM
        
        re: Not less than anywhere else - LJK - 11/4/2005 7:13:02 PM
    - The Mountains of Maddness would be a great spot. - Lee - 11/4/2005 6:56:27 AM
- Love the name. - Bowser - 11/4/2005 1:33:12 AM
- re: 30 metre telescope being built in my back yard! - R.L. - 11/3/2005 6:58:05 PM
- re: 30 metre telescope being built in my back yard! - LJK - 11/3/2005 6:57:24 PM

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