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Caltech's Submillimeter Observatory Has Been Removed from ...

The decommissioning of CSO and the restoration of the site on Maunakea, Hawai'i was captured by a camera at Subaru Telescope, operated by the ...

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Decommissioning Update

The removal and restoration of the site is expected to be completed during 2023. A review of what has been accomplished so far and a timeline ...

Caltech observatory is completely removed from Maunakea | Hawai'i ...

The first telescope to be decommissioned from Maunakea, the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory, has been completely removed — and the site ...

2024-04-10: Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Decommissioning ...

Hilo, Hawai'i – April 10, 2024 – Caltech will resume the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) in mid-April.

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory

The decommissioning of the CSO has been in the works for many years. In 2009, Caltech announced its intention to close the CSO. The telescope ceased operations ...

Caltech dismantles observatory atop sacred Hawaiian mountain

Caltech and its contractors completed the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory in July. ... being up there. You were ...

Final phase of Caltech telescope decommissioning to restart on ...

The entire decommissioning process for Caltech Submillimeter Observatory is expected to be completed by 2024.

Caltech's Submillimeter Observatory Has Been Removed from ...

This officially concludes the physical decommissioning of CSO, a process that was initiated in 2015 and began in earnest in 2022 in accordance ...

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Buildings Removed From ...

MAUNAKEA, Hawaiʻi - The CSO telescope dome and other buildings have been removed from the summit of Maunakea as the decommissioning project ...

Maunakea telescope dome removed, Caltech removal on track

The decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory ( CSO ) has made significant progress since resuming in late April.

Removal of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope from ...

Disassembly of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory's 34-foot diameter telescope on Maunakea has begun. The current plan is to disassemble ...

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory - Wikipedia

The entire remediation process is expected to be completed by summer 2024 and cost more than $4 million. CSO is the first observatory to be removed under the ...

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory First of Two Observatories to ...

California Institute of Technology's (Caltech) draft Site Decommissioning Plan (SDP) to remove the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) and restore the ...

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory buildings, telescope dome ...

The decommissioning is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Once finished, Caltech will monitor the site for three years to document ...

Telescope Dismantled and Heading to New Mission in Chile - Caltech

The venerable mirror of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory has been transported down Maunakea, where it awaits shipment to Chile for a ...

The decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory ...

The decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) and the restoration of the site on Maunakea, Hawai'i was captured by a camera at Subaru ...

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Removal Update

CSO is the first observatory to be removed under the 2010 Decommissioning Plan for Maunakea Observatories. All the astronomical instruments ...

Caltech Plans To Decommission Telescope On Mauna Kea Later ...

The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on Mauna Kea will be decommissioned this spring. The telescope's functional life has been declining ...

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory decommissioned - ScopeTrader

The UH Hilo Center for Maunakea Stewardship (CMS) oversaw both decommissioning projects. Both sites will be monitored over the next three years ...

Removal of Caltech observatory from Maunakea complete

Caltech officials said in statement Tuesday that all of the observatory's facilities have been removed from the summit nearly nine years after it ceased ...


Leighton Radio Telescopes

The Leighton Radio Telescopes are 10.4 meter parabolic dish antennas designed by Robert B. Leighton in the 1970s, which were fabricated on the Caltech campus during the 1970s and 1980s.