A few weeks ago, I was up at the summit of Mauna Kea with my visiting brother. I took a lot of photos up there including this one of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory. I’ve always liked this observatory as it’s cute and shiny and has all kinds of different shapes going on.
One other thing it has, is disappeared. A couple of weeks after my visit, the dome was removed, part of a decommissioning process that’s been going on for a while now. Once the pad and underground utilities have been taken out, the site will be restored to its natural state.
Graham's Island 
Glad you got that shot before it disappeared — that’s the magic of our camera lenses. They preserve moments in time. Dawn
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Yes, I was glad to see it one last time.
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Amazing structure. You said they would be gone and a lucky last wasn’t it
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I’m glad I got to see it again. The telescope has been shipped elsewhere, but the dome won’t be reused.
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Interesting AirBnB potential
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I like that idea. It would be a bear to keep clean and shiny though.
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How about you can stay for free but have to polish the dome
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That could work!
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It’s a good looking golf ball, Graham. I just now managed to read the text- no time yesterday.
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You’d need one of those really big headed drivers to move that I think!
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Very Lost In Space.
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Indeed. The telescopes up there are quite surreal.
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Then it is amazing that you were able to get some photos while you were there.
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I was lucky. It would have been removed earlier, but weather issues caused a delay.
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