Just imagine the anguished protests of the poor souls condemned to such an assignment:
āPlease, sir, for the love of God, no! Not the base onā¦ (shudder)ā¦ Maui! (sob)ā
Shit. Thereās nothing out there yet and weāve already got it under surveillance.
āDeep-Space Surveillance network, which tracks man-made objects orbiting the Earth.ā
So ā¦ not really deep space at all, then. Maybe they meant Derp Space?
Did I see a āguide starā adaptive-optics laser beam in there?
I did a trail ride down into the crater on Haleakala a few years ago, and much to my wifeās chagrin, was just as interested in taking pictures of that site than of the trail ride itself. Apparently the site is also shared with some University of Hawaii-managed telescopes, and is occasionally open to the public. (though likely not the Air Force area.)
There are all kinds of really interesting/weird military installations on the islands, though. My favorite might be WWVH.
I seem to remember reading that this type of observatory is perfect for monitoring the sky for asteroids.
So if my memory on this matter is correct, surely theyāve discovered a bunch of 'em from the Maui installation, but thereās no mention of it in the article.
Technogeekgain: Yes, yes you did 
Niktemadur: Maui is where the PANSTARRS telescope system is, and they have been finding a lot of asteroids.
I was just thinking what a poor choice of names, for this decade.
I highly recommend visiting this site if you ever find yourself in Hawaiāi (oh, the horror!). Go up there in the wee hours of the morning, because seeing the sun āriseā from so high up that you can see the curvature of the earth is a singularly indescribable experience.
You mean all the green glowing, especially at 0:58? Yes, I believe so. The 'scope at 1:26 and 1:41 bears a strong resemblance to Keck, which uses adaptive optics.
But what are the purple flashes in the sky around 1:10?
Weāve been told thereās nothing out there. Given Uncleās track record lately, Iām calling B.S.
I have it on good authority that government agencies are already listening in to every phone call placed from the International Space Station.
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