Temporary optical test sites for the W. M. Keck observatory twin Keck telescope interferometer, Mauna Kea, Hawaii, September 1998. Final environmental assessment

Author:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration,

Title:

Temporary optical test sites for the W. M. Keck observatory twin Keck telescope interferometer, Mauna Kea, Hawaii, September 1998. Final environmental assessment

Periodical:

Keck

Year:

1998

Subject:

W.M. Keck Observatory Environmental impact analysis Astronomical observatories environmental aspects Mauna Kea

Summary:

The California Association for Research in Astronomy (CARA) -- in association with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- proposes to install two temporary optical test sites at the W. M. Keck Observatory (WMKO), Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Each of the proposed sites will include a siderostat and an enclosure for weather protection. Underground optical paths will connect the test sites to the instrumentation housed in the basement of the Keck II telescope building. The temporary sites will be removed by early 2002. Based on the evaluation presented in the EA, it appears that none of the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed action will individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on the quality of the environment of the island of Hawaii and the Mauna Kea Science Reserve.

Collection:

EIS