Comments on: Mauna Kea Telescope Status. http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/ all about a canadian guy living in canada Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:23:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tony Williams http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/comment-page-1/#comment-9671 Tony Williams Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:30:31 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/#comment-9671 Maybe the inclinometer tests are causing the quakes! Maybe the inclinometer tests are causing the quakes!

]]> By: Vicki http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/comment-page-1/#comment-9522 Vicki Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:01:51 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/#comment-9522 Superb that the JCMT was doing inclinometry at the time - didn't that happen before with a reasonably large earthquake? I'm sure I've seen a less extreme version of that plot before. Superb that the JCMT was doing inclinometry at the time – didn’t that happen before with a reasonably large earthquake? I’m sure I’ve seen a less extreme version of that plot before.

]]> By: Brad http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/comment-page-1/#comment-9493 Brad Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:40:42 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/#comment-9493 UKIRT's built on a sort of "floating" platform so that in case of an earthquake, the whole telescope doesn't shake while the ground shakes. The shear pins hold the telescope in place when the ground's not moving, but they're designed to snap when large-ish (higher than 4, I think) earthquakes happen and allow the telescope to ride it out. I would be shocked if the other telescopes didn't have similar systems. UKIRT’s built on a sort of “floating” platform so that in case of an earthquake, the whole telescope doesn’t shake while the ground shakes. The shear pins hold the telescope in place when the ground’s not moving, but they’re designed to snap when large-ish (higher than 4, I think) earthquakes happen and allow the telescope to ride it out.

I would be shocked if the other telescopes didn’t have similar systems.

]]> By: Heather http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/comment-page-1/#comment-9492 Heather Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:34:18 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/#comment-9492 Glad to hear no major damage. I was worried. What exactly does it mean that UKIRT was knocked off its shear pins? Glad to hear no major damage. I was worried. What exactly does it mean that UKIRT was knocked off its shear pins?

]]> By: Tim http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/comment-page-1/#comment-9491 Tim Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:17:46 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/2006/10/16/mauna-kea-telescope-status/#comment-9491 JCMT status: http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/JCMT/announce/earthquake_20061016.html JCMT status: http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/JCMT/announce/earthquake_20061016.html

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