Observatories Quotes

“High altitude astronomical observatories tend to be windowless environments illuminated by florescent light.”
― Steven Magee

“Business as usual at the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii is no longer acceptable.”
― Steven Magee

“Demolishing the biologically toxic Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) in Hawaii is on my ‘To Do’ list.”
― Steven Magee

“I have been struggling with a myriad of health issues ever since I worked at the Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) in Hawaii.”
― Steven Magee

“I am a survivor of workplace harassment.”
― Steven Magee

“My interest in astronomy took me to the premier astronomical observatories in the world before I developed occupational diseases and became disabled at age 45 with mental and physical illnesses.”
― Steven Magee

“I never observed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cross infection techniques being used with shared oxygen administration equipment at the Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO).”
― Steven Magee

“I consider myself fortunate that I was an electronics engineer and not an optics engineer, as it was the optics team that was discharging massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the indoor environment at the Mauna Kea Observatories.”
― Steven Magee

“During my time working at the very high altitude Mauna Kea Observatories, my teeth started turning yellow. They were so discolored that I had to have two veneers attached to my front teeth.”
― Steven Magee

“The scandal with the Mauna Kea Observatories is how it has been able to run a biologically toxic facility for several decades without being shut down by the governments involved.”
― Steven Magee

“I am committed to shutting down the toxic Mauna Kea Observatories and this is a serious problem for professional astronomers, given that I was the manager of the world’s largest telescopes.”
― Steven Magee

“If your priority is to work with world leading professional astronomers, Mauna Kea Observatories is a great place to work. If health is your priority, you should avoid Mauna Kea Observatories like the plague!”
― Steven Magee

“Defund Mauna Kea Observatories.”
― Steven Magee

“The need to use oxygen to offset ‘Summit Brain’ was never discussed during my job interview. Using oxygen daily came as a nasty surprise once I started working at the Mauna Kea Observatories.”
― Steven Magee

“At Mauna Kea Observatories, we would wear cold weather clothing as the telescopes were often below freezing and there would be ice on the floor.”
― Steven Magee

“Mercury was in use at astronomical observatories I had worked at.”
― Steven Magee

“I worked at three high altitude astronomical observatories and I ended up sick at all of them, so sick that I had to leave every time.”
― Steven Magee

“It is time to publicly acknowledge the biological toxicity of the Mauna Kea Observatories and to demolish them.”
― Steven Magee

“Working at Mauna Kea Observatories brought on chronic fatigue, irritability, and a variety of mental health problems that have plagued me ever since.”
― Steven Magee

“Where would my suspected hypoxic organ damage come from? High altitude astronomy. I was working in the hypoxic environment of the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii from 2001 to 2006 at the Mauna Kea Observatories. Blood oxygen SpO2 is typically in the low 80’s, which is well below the 88% SpO2 threshold where the medical profession believes hypoxic organ damage starts occurring in the human adult body. I was sleeping at the Hale Pohaku dormitory for a week at a time at 9,200 feet where the medical profession believes central sleep apnea occurs, causing hypoxia during sleep. Sleeping tablets worsen the hypoxia, which I was using and most night shift workers use. I first started to see daily chronic fatigue in this position, but was able to struggle to work to do my week long night shift.”
― Steven Magee, Magee’s Disease

“Many high altitude workers I knew had heart issues.”
― Steven Magee, Hypoxia, Mental Illness & Chronic Fatigue

“I had a very interesting career that sent me into ill health and onto disability.”
― Steven Magee, Hypoxia, Mental Illness & Chronic Fatigue

“I'm working on producing the science to demolish the biologically toxic Mauna Kea Observatories...and it is going really well!”
― Steven Magee

“I have quite a few friends from the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii that have died prematurely before reaching retirement age. Strange illnesses and diseases seem prevalent in the ones that are still alive.”
― Steven Magee

“The government of Hawaii has been arresting the native Hawaiians that are objecting to the development of Mauna Kea. The Hawaiians regard it as the most sacred place in Hawaii. They view the summit of Mauna Kea as their place of worship and they regard the Mauna Kea Observatories as desecration. Could you imagine several of the world’s largest telescopes being built at the Vatican in the middle of St. Peter’s Square? It is the same thing!”
― Steven Magee, Summit Brain

“There appears to be a higher death rate in the workplace and outside of the workplace in professional astronomy summit workers.”
― Steven Magee

“Professional astronomy summit staff are known to die in accidents.”
― Steven Magee

“I suspect COVID-19 hypoxia research will bring about the closure of the biologically toxic Mauna Kea Observatories.”
― Steven Magee

“I was considering going to work at one of the highest observatories in the world before I left professional astronomy.”
― Steven Magee, Toxic Altitude

“I was hallucinating without the ‘Mad Honey’ atop 13,800 feet Mauna Kea!”
― Steven Magee