Most of the instruments and interior technology have already been removed from Maunakea. The main thing left is the telescope's mirror, stretching 34 feet in diameter.
Dennis Patterson's job at the W.M. Keck Observatory atop 13,803-foot Maunakea primarily focuses on caring for and maintaining the observatory's cameras and spectrometers. But the recent winter weather has given him another purpose during his four.
The UH Hilo Center for Maunakea Stewardship closed the road to the summit due to cold and icy conditions, and snow at the Maunakea Visitor Information Station.
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