Save the Stanford Radio Telescope Dishes!

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    Dr. John Hennessy, President, Stanford University
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Dear President Hennessy,

We strongly support the rescue of the Stanford Radio Telescope Dishes by the Friends of the Bracewell Observatory Association (FBOA) to open up the world of radio astronomy to Stanford's faculty, students, and community!

In light of the number of Stanford faculty and students who have already signed up to use the facility, FBOA's readiness to provide long-term funding and expert maintenance, and the fact that it carries a $10 million replacement cost, we feel it would be a tragedy for the telescope to be demolished for no compelling reason.

We urge you to suspend the planned demolition, and accept FBOA's offer to fully fund, refurbish, and maintain the observatory.

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    • restoration and updating is always better than demolition
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    • RASC, Vancouver Centre
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    • It's a good tool!
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    • SAVE THE DISHES!!!
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    • An important resource worth saving
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    • Please!
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    • These telescopes represent a very important era in our history and need to be saved!
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    • Much science remains to be done at the observatory. In addition, the observatory is a valuabel outreach tool.
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    • Please......
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    • Let us hear the stars seeing as we can't see them so well with all the Light Pollution and Clouds we suffer.
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