Removal of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope From Maunakea Underway
August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023
PASADENA, California, Aug. 29 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
Disassembly of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory's 34-foot diameter telescope on Maunakea has begun. The current plan is to disassemble the telescope and its mirror into smaller parts and transport them down the mountain in standard shipping containers. The aluminum panels that make up the reflecting surface of the telescope were removed in July.
"Our team ha . . .
Disassembly of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory's 34-foot diameter telescope on Maunakea has begun. The current plan is to disassemble the telescope and its mirror into smaller parts and transport them down the mountain in standard shipping containers. The aluminum panels that make up the reflecting surface of the telescope were removed in July.
"Our team ha . . .