“The satellite industry is in the process of shutting down the astronomical industry.” ProcessSpaceEnvironmentIndustryRadiationNasaDownAstronomicalSatelliteShutting Author:Steven Magee
“A visiting student in La Palma was working with astronomical detector engineer and routinely breathing nitrogen gas. He later unexpectedly fainted, collapsed to the ground and went to hospital.” BreathingGasStudentEngineerAstronomicalNitrogenLaDetectorPalmaFainted Author:Steven Magee
“There is a lot of willful incompetence in high altitude astronomy that is in the process of coming to light.” LightProcessAstronomyAltitudeHighIncompetenceLight QuotesObservatoryVeryAstronomicalLotComingAstronomerWillfulAstrobiologyAstrosociobiologyAstronomy Nerd Author:Steven Magee
“The most amazing lightning I have seen has been at high altitude astronomical observatories. Watching a nearby tree being hit by lightning is an impressive sight and the explosion of sound is awesome!” SoundTreeSightLightningImpressiveAmazingAwesomeAstronomicalObservatoriesExplosion Author:Steven Magee
“Metal astronomical observatory domes and metal buildings are a form of the Faraday cage.” RadiationTmtElectromagneticObservatoryDomesCageAstronomicalMetalBuildingsFaraday Author:Steven Magee
“When I worked in high altitude astronomy, the worst sickness that I experienced was not at the 13,796 feet very high altitude summit of Mauna Kea Observatory (MKO) in Hawaii, it was at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) in Arizona at the much lower altitude of 6,875 feet. Due to my very high altitude experiences, I knew that this strange sickness was not primarily caused by altitude sickness and was most likely Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). After reporting various behavioral problems in all of the staff to the management team, my contract was not renewed, I was unable to legally protect the health and safety of the workers that I was responsible for, troubleshooting of this environmental problem stopped and I left in a sickened state for my next position before I could find the root cause.” ProblemTeamWorstBuildingStrangeHealthProtectSickResponsibleManagementSafetyWorkersAstronomySicknessAltitudeProblemsMaunaKeaStaffHawaiiSummitHighExperiencesArizonaStateObservatoryCauseAstrophysicsVeryRootAstronomicalPeakWorkedAstronomerNationalSickenedKittContractAstrobiologyAstrosociobiologyLegallyBehavioralSyndromeTroubleshootingSbsKpnoMko Author:Steven Magee
“Sleep disorders are a known occupational hazard to astronomers and their support staff.” SleepSupportAstronomyStaffOccupationalAstronomicalAstronomerDisordersSleeplessHazard Author:Steven Magee
“High altitude astronomical observatories tend to be windowless environments illuminated by florescent light.” LightAltitudeHighAstronomicalObservatoriesEnvironmentsIlluminatedFlorescentWindowless Author:Steven Magee