Almost heaven: landing the Thirty Meter Telescope fortifies Mauna Kea's position as earth's eye on the sky
- Author:
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Lieberman, Bruce
- Title:
- Almost heaven: landing the Thirty Meter Telescope fortifies Mauna Kea's position as earth's eye on the sky
- Year:
- 2009
- Volume:
- 2012
- Subject:
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Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)
Astronomical observatories Mauna Kea
- Summary:
- This article describes why Mauna Kea would be the ideal choice for the operation of Thirty Meter Telescope as opposed to other sites that house telescopes around the world such as sites in Chile, Baja California - Mexico, and in Spain.
- URL:
- http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=thirty-meter-telescope-mauna-kea
- Date:
- August 21, 2009
- Collection:
- Monographs