Thanks for looking, Alan. Neither is open to the public, although the civilian facilities occasionally allow special guests. The road to Science City branches off the road to the summit. That road then splits in two; the military road is blocked to the public, while the civilian road simply states that access is restricted.
About 20 years ago, we decided to ignore the signs, and drove up the civilian road. We parked by one of the large domes, which had another car parked there, and simply knocked on the door. An astronomer opened the door, and explained that the facility was not open to the public. I explained that my wife was a science teacher and wanted to see what the facility was like and the types of research that was being done there. He noted she was wearing a sweat shirt that said "Stop Plate Techtonics," and laughed. He let us in and showed us his telescope and briefly described his research and some of the other projects based on the mountain. But generally, no, the facilities are not open to the public. Dan Matyola On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 12:10 PM Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Very interesting, Dan. Can the general public get access? There is a > similar facility at Sutherland in the Karoo north of Cape Town (but only > 5000') which also has the distinction of being the coldest place in SA. > It is however, a non-military installation & the public can go on guided > tours. > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutherland,_Northern_Cape#/media/File:Sutherland_NC_skyline_2015.png > > > Alan C > > On 21-Mar-20 05:31 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > There are a number of telescopes, owned by the military or by > universities > > and other scientific entities, on the top of Haleakala'a Volcano, at > > 10,000 feet above sea level. On a clear day, one can see the domes from > > the beaches of South Maui. The Air Force monitors hazards from asteroids > > and space junk from its facilities on one side of the complex. Top > secret > > "star wars" research has also been conducted from the military side of > this > > site. > > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/3/21/science-city > > > > > > K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR > > Comments and criticisms are invited and appreciated. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
