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“I was living in a state where the mountains tower up to 12,637 feet and some of them have manned telescopes atop them! Many towns are thousands of feet high in Arizona! I saw people just like me in those telescopes. Confused and forgetful, struggling in their jobs, looking ill, clearly fatigued and known to the management teams for their poor performance in the workplace. Some of my astronomy coworkers have died relatively young, others have gone on to develop cancers and illnesses, and some are just weird! Hypoxia can do a myriad of strange things to people.”

Poor Strange Towns Astronomy Altitude Arizona Telescopes Hypoxia Hypersensitivity Myriad

Book:Magee’s Disease

Source: Magee’s Disease

“I worked at three high altitude astronomical observatories and I ended up sick at all of them, so sick that I had to leave every time.”

Time Sick Astronomy Altitude High Leave Every Astronomical Observatories Worked

Author:Steven Magee

“In every USA workplace I worked, funky stuff was going on.”

Stuff Astronomy Usa Workplace Solar Funky Every Going Worked Photovoltaics

Author:Steven Magee

“In my forties, death was staring me in the face and I fought back.”

Death Astronomy Staring Altitude Radiation Face Hypoxia Back Fought Forties

Author:Steven Magee

“We forget that stars are not ornaments in the sky, but fires still burning.”

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Author:Lawrence Nault

“All is knowable. When his mind said no, his heart said what if…”

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Book:The Astronomer's Obsession

Source: The Astronomer's Obsession

“My interest in astronomy took me to the premier astronomical observatories in the world before I developed occupational diseases and became disabled at age 45 with mental and physical illnesses.”

Astronomy Tmt Mental Disabled Physical Diseases Occupational Astronomical Observatories Illnesses

Author:Steven Magee

“I am a survivor of mercury poisoning.”

Disease Astronomy Poison Survivor Mercury Observatory Occupational Peak National Kitt

Author:Steven Magee

“It is not surprising that the biologically toxic field of high altitude astronomy has an established history of killing workers through occupational disease and workplace accidents.”

History Disease Safety Astronomy Osha Altitude Toxic Kill Accident Occupational

Author:Steven Magee

“While my degree opened up doors for me, it ultimately gave me occupational diseases.”

Doors College Disease Astronomy Engineering Occupational Degree Graduate Opened Ultimately

Author:Steven Magee

“The dirty secrets of high altitude astronomy are unnaturally high solar radiation levels, Faraday cage sickness, man-made electromagnetic exposures, breathing industrial gas, oxygen starvation, organ damage, gastrointestinal problems, malnutrition, altered hormones, Gender Dysphoria (GD), shift work disorder, mental illness and occupational diseases.”

Gender Astronomy Dirty Osha Secrets Mental Diseases Occupational Shift Dysphoria

Author:Steven Magee

“I went to the doctors to get better, instead they made me sicker.”

Disease Doctors Astronomy Osha Disability Better Disabled Occupational Instead Sicker

Author:Steven Magee

“I came to the conclusion with my doctors that they will not diagnose occupational diseases.”

Doctors Astronomy Conclusion Osha Altitude Tmt Diseases Occupational Worker Diagnose

Author:Steven Magee

“The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is just a small part of a very large problem.”

Problem Astronomy Thirty Osha Hawaii Telescope Meter Small Observatory Large

Author:Steven Magee

“When it come to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), the workers are far better informed than I was and know the many illness, disease and premature death risks of working at very high altitude that collectively are called High Altitude Observatory Disease (HAOD).”

Disease Astronomy Thirty Osha Altitude Tmt Telescope High Meter Observatory

Author:Steven Magee

“It is important that the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) workers realize that if they develop High Altitude Observatory Disease (HAOD) that it is highly unlikely that they will get disability or workers compensation payments for occupational disease.”

Disease Astronomy Thirty Osha Altitude Tmt Telescope High Meter Observatory

Author:Steven Magee

“The full effects of High Altitude Observatory Disease (HAOD) take decades to show up.”

Disease Astronomy Thirty Osha Altitude Tmt Telescope High Meter Observatory

Author:Steven Magee

“Gender Dysphoria (GD) in high altitude astronomy workers was occurring as low as 2,423m (7,949ft).”

Safety Workers Gender Astronomy Osha Altitude High Dysphoria Gd Occurring

Author:Steven Magee

“I became aware during my time in high altitude astronomy that some workers would develop Gender Dysphoria (GD).”

Safety Workers Gender Astronomy Osha Altitude High Develop Dysphoria Gd

Author:Steven Magee

“This fits in with what I saw in staff in astronomical facilities and was reporting to the management team: 10-14% Oxygen: Emotional upset, abnormal fatigue, disturbed respiration.”

“I have no recollection of seeing a mercury vapor detector at facilities where mercury was in use.”

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Author:Steven Magee

“Prolonged exposure to high altitude facilities made me go increasingly insane.”

Astronomy Insane Osha Altitude Tmt Exposure High Facilities Increasingly Prolonged

Author:Steven Magee

“Research facilities can be very toxic workplaces.”

Research Astronomy Sickness Altitude Toxic Radiation Oxygen Hypoxia Facilities Workplaces

Author:Steven Magee

“High altitude professional astronomy is a hypoxic job.”

Air Astronomy Gas Altitude Job High Professional Hypoxia Hypoxic Vacuum

Author:Steven Magee

“There was a lot of observatory fabricated electronic circuitry used in astronomy that had never been tested to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards for electromagnetic interference (EMI).”

Astronomy Tested Interference Electromagnetic Observatory Fcc Electronic Emi Fabricated Circuitry

Author:Steven Magee

“Professional astronomy summit staff are known to die in accidents.”

Known Accidents Astronomy Altitude Staff Die Summit Telescopes Professional Observatories

Author:Steven Magee

“Astronomy staff that routinely discharged industrial gas into the indoor environment at high altitudes did not wear oxygen deficiency monitors or protective breathing respirators.”

“Industrial liquid gas containers were left open and venting gas into the indoor environment in high altitude astronomy. On reflection, I realized that I routinely observed mental and physical effects that match those of a low oxygen environment in staff that I supervised.”

“The biggest mistake that I made in management was not recognizing workplace poisoning of the staff that I supervised.”

Mistake Management Astronomy Poison Staff Workplace Big Recognize Kitt Supervise

Author:Steven Magee

“I was never aware of any professional astronomy summit worker that had received formal industry recognized training in the safe handling of cryogenic fluids and industrial gasses.”

Training Astronomy Osha Tmt Summit Industrial Handling Cryogenic Fluids Gasses

Author:Steven Magee

“When discharging industrial gas into the indoor environment in high altitude astronomy, we never wore breathing respirators that fed us oxygenated air at above the legally required 19.5% oxygen levels.”

“During my time in high altitude astronomy, I routinely witnessed workers breathing medical oxygen, industrial carbon dioxide, nitrogen and helium gas as part of their daily work routine.”

“It is important that you understand what modern government is: It is a group of people that were sponsored by corporations and the rich to promote their interests once they were elected.”

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Author:Steven Magee

“The only workplace that prevented a health and safety visit from occurring during my career was professional astronomy. They were adamant that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were not going to be allowed to visit the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, USA. They were successful in canceling the scheduled OSHA visit and the result was I became much sicker as time progressed while working there. Part of that sickness was suspected mercury poisoning.”

Safety Astronomy Osha Arizona Poisoning Mercury Observatory Peak National Kitt

Book:Magee’s Disease

Source: Magee’s Disease

“I am going to destroy bad science with good science.”

Science Space Environment Good Astronomy Osha Altitude Bad Destroy Going

Author:Steven Magee

“Professional astronomy turned me into a broken man.”

Broken Illness Astronomy Man Osha Altitude Tmt Mental Professional Turned

Author:Steven Magee

“When a high altitude worker is experiencing hallucinations and visions, they are at serious risk of developing diseases.”

Risk Astronomy Developing Osha Altitude Visions Hallucinations Diseases Worker Experiencing

Author:Steven Magee

“Spending time near the focal point of a large radio telescope may produce radiation sickness in the human.”

Time Radio Astronomy Osha Sickness Radiation Telescope Electromagnetic Point Focal

Author:Steven Magee

“Once I started to develop ‘Summit Brain’ away from the very high altitude workplace, it was all downhill from there.”

Brain Astronomy Osha Altitude Workplace Summit High Develop Away Downhill

Author:Steven Magee

“I associate professional astronomy with toxic workplaces, harassment and safety cover-ups.”

Safety Astronomy Osha Toxic Harassment Mercury Professional Cover Up Associate Workplaces

Author:Steven Magee

“Every day I wake up with High Altitude Disease (HAD).”

Disease Astronomy Osha Altitude Day High Up Every Wake Had

Author:Steven Magee

“Most high altitude workers experienced fatigue after descending to sea level at the end of the work day. No one appeared to know what it was and I now call it ‘Descent Fatigue’.”

Sea Workers Astronomy Osha Altitude Tmt Fatigue Descent Descending

Author:Steven Magee

“The sickest high altitude workers that I encountered in professional astronomy were at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, USA.”

Workers Astronomy Osha Altitude Professional Observatory Peak National Kitt Sickest

Author:Steven Magee

“Workplace harassment was a feature of USA professional astronomy.”

Environment Astronomy Osha Toxic Workplace Harassment Professional Observatory Feature Polluted

Author:Steven Magee

“It is possible that I will shut down very high altitude professional astronomy before SpaceX does.”

Astronomy Osha Altitude High Satellites Professional Down Very Shut Spacex

Author:Steven Magee

“While it would have been easier to jump off a cliff, developing the diagnosis and treatment of High Altitude Observatory Disease (HAOD) was a problem that needed to be solved.”

Disease Suicide Astronomy Developing Osha Treatment Altitude High Diagnosis Observatory

Author:Steven Magee

“You should be wary of workers that are committed to the toxic agenda of their company.”

Company Workers Committed Astronomy Osha Fraud Toxic Utility Agenda Wary

Author:Steven Magee

“I really dislike it when a company withholds the toxicity of their facility from their workers.”

Company Astronomy Osha Dislike Facility Columbia Toxicity Keck Dartmouth Withholds

Author:Steven Magee

“If your choice is keeping your managers happy or protecting the health and safety of your workers, the honorable choose their workers.”

Workers Happy Astronomy Managers Osha Honorable Navy Choose Protecting Keeping

Author:Steven Magee

“Trying to understand why your workers are sick may lead to you being shown the door.”

Trying College Sick Workers Astronomy Osha Understand Door Dartmouth Shown

Author:Steven Magee

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