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...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...
When first erected, Oak Ridge was the fourth largest telescope in the world, with a mirror five feet in diameter. Today, most telescope mirrors have grown to more than 30 feet in diameter...
However, Senior Lecturer on Astronomy David Latham, who lives across the street from the observatory and has worked there for almost 43 years, said the Oak Ridge telescope was still a valuable asset because its location on a hill in central Massachusetts gets more clear nights than most...