Is the TMT built?
“The TMT will never be built.” Many other Native Hawaiians do support the project. And a poll of 1,367 state residents, released on 7 August by the Honolulu Civil Beat newspaper, found that 64% supported the project while 31% opposed it.
What does the TMT do?
The Thirty Meter Telescope is a new class of extremely large telescopes that will allow us to see deeper into space and observe cosmic objects with unprecedented sensitivity. When operational, TMT will provide new observational opportunities in essentially every field of astronomy and astrophysics.
Who is building the TMT on Mauna Kea?
TMT International Observatory LLC
Who is building TMT? The Thirty Meter Telescope is being designed and developed by the TMT International Observatory LLC (TIO).
Where will the TMT be built?
Mauna Kea
As TMT Works To Build On Mauna Kea, Two Telescopes Are Coming Down. More telescopes are expected to be decommissioned according to a plan that seeks to do a better job of managing the mauna.
Why TMT should be built?
The TMT telescope will provide extremely sharp images that will allow astronomers to see much fainter and more distant objects than possible with existing telescopes, and to study them in greater detail. It is very likely that TMT will enable discoveries that we cannot even begin to anticipate today.
What is the largest telescope on Earth?
Gran Telescopio Canarias
The biggest optical telescope in operation is the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), with an aperture of 10.4 metres.
Why are people protesting against TMT?
The protest stems from controversy over the fate of Mauna Kea, the tallest peak in Hawaii and the proposed site of an enormous observatory known as the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). The summit, 13,796ft above sea level, is said to be an ideal location to look into deep space.
Why shouldnt TMT be built?
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) should not be built at Mauna Kea, they contend, raising issues of indigenous rights, sovereignty and environmental stewardship. Even as a child looking up from his home on the northern slope of the mountain, Mangauil recounted thinking telescopes shouldn’t be there.