Skies dim for British astronomers
UK astronomers will lose access to two of the world's finest telescopes in February.
It means UK astronomers can no longer view the Northern Hemisphere sky with the largest class of telescope.
Researchers say they are aghast at the administrators' decision.
"To withdraw from the state-of-the-art Gemini facilities leaves the UK ground-based astronomy strategy in disarray - some would say deliberately sabotaged," said Professor Paul Crowther from Sheffield University.