Physicsworld.com - November 16, 2007
Astronomers in the UK are shocked at plans by the Science and Technology Funding Council (STFC) to withdraw from the Gemini Observatory, which consists of two eight-metre optical and infrared telescopes in Hawaii and Chile. The STFC, which intends to finalize its decision on 21 November, says it has to pull out from Gemini because of the “current financial climate”. The council has a total budget this year of £678m, but this will only increase in line with inflation in 2008 following the government’s recent comprehensive spending review.
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