Comments on: Unless they can find a buyer the United Kingdom will close down its 3.8 meter infrared UKIRT telescope on Mauna Kea in 2013. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/unless-they-can-find-a-buyer-the-united-kingdom-will-close-down-its-3-8-meter-infrared-ukirt-telescope-on-mauna-kea-in-2013/ Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:36:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Blair Ivey https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/unless-they-can-find-a-buyer-the-united-kingdom-will-close-down-its-3-8-meter-infrared-ukirt-telescope-on-mauna-kea-in-2013/#comment-53035 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:36:30 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=17756#comment-53035 It seems that wealthy people with an interest in space are putting their money in flyable hardware. It’s more visible, and they expect to make money doing it.

]]> By: Patrick Ritchie https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/unless-they-can-find-a-buyer-the-united-kingdom-will-close-down-its-3-8-meter-infrared-ukirt-telescope-on-mauna-kea-in-2013/#comment-53005 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:52:25 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=17756#comment-53005 The article quotes the figure of US$155,000 to keep the telescope running for another year. This feels like it’s well within the range of a KickStarter project.

Perhaps what astronomy needs is not a few wealthy philanthropists but a small army of middle class philanthropists.

]]>