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Why Maui does not want the Haleakala telescope project
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 by Richard Harris
After weeks of growing public pushback, the Maui County Council in Hawaii has now unanimously opposed the military’s proposal to construct up to seven telescopes within a state conservation area on Haleakalā. Recently the council approved a resolution urging the U.S. Air Force to deny the p...
The startup bringing space telescopes to everyone
Sunday, November 30, 2025 by Richard Harris
What if you could schedule your own cosmic observation from space - no clouds, no light pollution, no billion-dollar budget? In a world where most CubeSats stare hungrily back at Earth, a small team is flipping the narrative. Bueche Labs, driven by startup veterans with a restless love for the st...
Raindrops in the Suns Corona
Friday, May 30, 2025 by Richard Harris
A revolutionary advancement in solar observation has been achieved by scientists from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Solar Observatory (NSO) and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Using an innovative new optical system known as coronal adaptive optics, the research...
Large telescopes vs light pollution
Sunday, March 16, 2025 by Richard Harris
For amateur astronomers, bigger telescopes mean better views—plain and simple. While professional observatories have massive 10-meter mirrors, most of us are working with something in the 8" to 24" range, with some die-hard enthusiasts pushing up to 30" for visual observing. A 1...