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A 10-meter telescope for millimeter and submillimeter astronomy at Mauna Kea, Hamakua, Hawaii : draft environmental impact statement

Author:
Group 70,, California Institute of Technology,, University of Hawaii,
Title:
A 10-meter telescope for millimeter and submillimeter astronomy at Mauna Kea, Hamakua, Hawaii : draft environmental impact statement
Periodical:
CSO
Year:
1982
Pages:
vii, 183
Subject:
Astronomical observatories environmental aspects Mauna Kea Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) Environmental aspects Mauna Kea
Summary:
The California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) proposes to construct a submillimeter telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hamakua, Hawaii. The telescope will consist of a 10.4 meter dish-shaped reflector housed in a 60-foot dome. The proposed 0.75 acre site is located within the Mauna Kea Science Reserve at approximately the 13,360 foot elevation of the mountain. Because this site is situated in a plateau between two cinder cones, the telescope will not be visible from Hilo, Waimea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park or other lower areas of the island. There are no officially designated rare or endangered species of flora or anthropod fauna on the summit of Mauna Kea. Any existing biotic communities within the construction area and along the utility trenches, however, will be destroyed. Disturbance will be confined to specific areas directly related to construction and operation of the telescope. The contractor will be directed to confine his activities to specified areas and Caltech will instruct its personnel and visiting astronomers to be careful not to disturb surrounding areas.
Collection:
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