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After 73 years as Harvard’s eye on the heavens, the telescope at the Oak Ridge Observatory in Harvard, Mass., has reared its head skyward for the final time...
Located 30 miles west of Cambridge, Oak Ridge’s 61-inch-wide Wyeth telescope has a rich history. It was used to discover the first potential planet orbiting a star outside the solar system, and has been used regularly by undergraduates for research. Although it is currently the largest telescope in the country east of Texas, the Oak Hill technology doesn’t measure up to newer models, which have gotten progressively larger and more powerful. Its closure reflects plans to bring the Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics’ (CFA) international battery of telescopes...
...bigger telescopes are being built, smaller ones are being closed,” said Robert Stefanik, the Director of Oak Ridge. “We knew our days were numbered...
...which pools the resources of the Harvard and Smithsonian observatories and operated Oak Hill, decided to shut down operations after a report recommended a three-year phase-out two years ago. In June, though, the closure date was abruptly moved up, terminating several projects that were planned...
...determinant, rather, was that Oak Ridge didn’t compare to other CFA sites in Arizona, Chile, and Hawaii, according to Professor of Astronomy and CFA Director Charles Alcock, who made the decision...