Struck by this part about the island’s sense of loss of the telescope:
> Arecibo’s prowess at astronomy was a source of pride in Puerto Rico, and many have been disappointed with the NSF’s decisions.
Such a contrasting view compared to the long fight in Hawaii over the Thirty Meter Telescope project [1], where locals have continually fought and protested. It’s tied up in the Hawaiian sovereignty movement, and a lot of cultural connotations, but I can’t help feeling like the Arecibo case should be a lesson for the TMT movement: you’d miss the telescopes if they went away.
> Arecibo’s prowess at astronomy was a source of pride in Puerto Rico, and many have been disappointed with the NSF’s decisions.
Such a contrasting view compared to the long fight in Hawaii over the Thirty Meter Telescope project [1], where locals have continually fought and protested. It’s tied up in the Hawaiian sovereignty movement, and a lot of cultural connotations, but I can’t help feeling like the Arecibo case should be a lesson for the TMT movement: you’d miss the telescopes if they went away.
[1] https://www.npr.org/2022/07/31/1114314076/hawaii-mauna-kea-t...