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New solar telescope could close Arizona facility

FEB 15, 2010
Physics Today
Arizona Daily Star : These are heady times for solar astronomers, with the Solar Dynamics Observatory launched and accelerated funding found for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope situated on Haleakala Peak, on Hawaii’s Maui Island.
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But the new facilities come at a cost. The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope which has been based on Kitt Peak since 1962, could close as funding for other areas of solar astronomy face a tight squeeze.
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