Skies dim for British astronomers
"Skies dim for British astronomers"
"UK astronomers will lose access to two of the world's finest telescopes in
February, as administrators look to plug an £80m hole in their finances.
Observation programmes on the 8.1m telescopes of the Gemini organisation
will end abruptly because Britain is cancelling its subscription.
It means UK astronomers can no longer view the Northern Hemisphere sky with
the largest class of telescope."
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"Effectively, however, British scientists are now locked out from looking at
what is directly above the UK with the world's best telescopes."
More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7210342.stm