/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/thirty-meter-telescope-gets-approval-for-construction-from-supreme-courtAfter several hiccups, the Thirty Meter Telescope has been approved for construction, but native Hawaiians still aren’t happy and won’t stop fighting the cause. Mauna Kea is considered sacred grounds that’s already home to 13 telescopes. (Photo from en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/thirty-meter-telescope-gets-approval-for-construction-from-supreme-courtMon, 16 Oct 2017 20:49:50 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:32e3c107-ae3c-402d-9291-74fab81e1e81Instructorman1<p>I hope they are able to work out a compromise that addresses concerns on both sides that allows construction of this telescope to proceed.&nbsp; I spent a night at the Canada-France-Hawaii observatory on top of Mauna Kea a few years ago.&nbsp; The conditions on top of Mauna Kea are great for deep space observational research.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3699&AppID=13&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">