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Old 03-06-2020, 08:36 PM
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A volcano in the ocean. Sounds perfect. Suitably apocalyptic for looking at exploding primal forces. Mauna Kea look-a likes here we come.

Vanuatu maybe. Surfing by day , star gazing by night. Cheap Coastal real estate which regularly grows in area.


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Originally Posted by AstroApprentice View Post
Here's an interesting read comparing professional inland and coastal/island observatory sites:
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//...00003.000.html
It's not particularly relevant for this discussion given the global nature and altitudes involved, but I found the Conclusion amusing in this context: "The ideal observing site is a single, steep volcanic cone rising out of the ocean"! Not exactly the ideal retirement location...unless I can convince my wife to move to Hawaii
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