Hawaii’s recent magnitude 6.5 earthquake has of course done a lot of damage to the island. Astronomers are worried because there is a lot of pretty valuable equipment there, like the monster 10-meter Keck telescopes. If you want to stay up-to-date on what’s happening, head over to the official Keck website updates. Also, Bad Bloggee Brad Cavanaugh has an unofficial update page, too.
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October 18th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
boring
October 18th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
Thank you for the links. You know, I’ve been wondering about the astronomical facilities since the earthquake. Too bad the topic seems to be of no value to the mainstream news channels :-/
October 18th, 2006 at 7:07 pm
desmon Says:
boring
That was articulate. Actually, it’s not boring at all. When I heard about the quake the observatories came quickly to mind. Nature.com has an article today and they seem to have gotten through it OK. But q80_demon is right - a Google search yields little about the Keck telescopes in the mainstream press. I find that odd.
BTW, what are the night skies like there on the island (without a telescope)? Is is it worth packing binoculars?
October 19th, 2006 at 9:38 am
Melusine:
Is is it worth packing binoculars?
Yes!
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October 19th, 2006 at 10:13 am
Ok, I wasn’t sure if I should pack another 2lbs. in my luggage (they’re 12×63s), but if you say so! Cool…it’s months away, but I’m psyched already.