Comments on: Fire at Kitt Peak observatory

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:24:23 +0000

Looks like it’s over
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/191529

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By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:09:33 +0000

Thursday morning, 7/12/07: Eighty percent containment, with North (toward KP) not one of the problems:
from the Tucson Citizen:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/57257.php

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By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:55:43 +0000

Yikes, I spent 150 nights at MDM observatory which is also on Kitt Peak. I’ve wondered at times when I was observing what would happen if there was a forest fire.

Phil, didn’t you use UVA’s telescope for your master’s thesis? What size is that? I distinctly remember a rather humorous story you wrote involving the Exorcist and that telescope.

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:58:32 +0000

Early Tuesday in Southern Arizona:
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/191094

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By: hale_bopp

hale_bopp — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:47:10 +0000

“The claim is that in December 2012, the sun, earth, and galactic center will all form a straight line and cause the poles to suddenly flip on the earth, wreaking havoc and basically destroying civilization.

Any comment?”

Yes…doesn’t this happen, like, twice a year?

Rob

By: Harvi

Harvi — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:58:56 +0000

sigh… the only one of our observatories that *hadn’t* been in danger of burning in the past 6 years.

I heard about it on our department email yesterday and then went to the dining room window and looked out at it. Yep, there’s a big haze covering the mountains to the south of Kitt Peak.

And I need to use the 90″ for my postdoc! sigh…

Here’s the update from the Tucson paper:
http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/190964