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Published online 21 November 2007 | Nature 450, 468 (2007) | doi:10.1038/450468b
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UK astronomers stunned by Gemini withdrawal
But decision to pull out of observatory could save millions.
The United Kingdom has abruptly announced its intention to withdraw from the Gemini Observatory, potentially leaving hundreds of British astronomers without a major telescope in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) said on 15 November that it would pull out of the international observatory, with its twin 8-metre telescopes in Chile and Hawaii.
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