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Another One Bites the Dust: University Closes Observatory, Evicts Famous Astronomer
Posted on July 05, 2008
Tom Bolton discovered the first black hole using the 75 inch reflector at the David Dunlap Observatory just north of Toronto; how sad to see him sitting on the steps, crying, as the University of Toronto kicks him out and shuts it down, as they sell this green oasis to developers. The university says you can't do good work there anymore because of light pollution; they will take the hundred million or so dollars and invest it in the astronomy program. Bolton disagrees, telling the National Post: If [the university] had talked to me, I would have told them how we could be doing world-class r...
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