Honolulu, USA, November 1, 2016, 06:56 REGNUM a Team of scientists engaged in the construction of the largest telescope in the world, has chosen the Spanish Canary Islands as an alternative to contain it, Reuters reported on 1 November.
Accommodation in Canary Islands can be necessary if scientists will not be able to negotiate with local authorities and indigenous Hawaiians who oppose the construction of a 30-meter Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) at a cost of $ 1.4 billion on the volcano Mauna Kea on the Big island of Hawaii.
According to the project Manager Henry Ian, as the main alternative to the volcano in Hawaii for the moment chosen the island of La Palma, the most westerly of the Canary group of Islands located West of Morocco. Scientists see even more placements of supertelescope that would not “infringe” the rights of indigenous peoples and local officials.
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