Astronomy Quote by Steven Magee

“I never met anyone in astronomy that stated they had been sent on an industry recognized training course for the safe handling and use…

— Steven Magee

“As I watched my mental and physical health rapidly decline during a decade of working in high altitude professional astronomy, I became suspicious about…

— Steven Magee

“When I became aware of the extensive health and safety issues in professional astronomy, I was legally required to alert the unsuspecting workers of…

— Steven Magee

“With the benefit of hindsight, the biggest mistake that I made in life was working in the toxic field of high altitude astronomy.”

— Steven Magee

“It was a mistake to pursue a career in high altitude professional astronomy.”

— Steven Magee

“During my time in high altitude astronomy, I routinely witnessed workers breathing medical oxygen, industrial carbon dioxide, nitrogen and helium gas as part of…

— Steven Magee

“High altitude professional astronomy is a hypoxic job.”

— Steven Magee

“Astronomy staff that routinely discharged industrial gas into the indoor environment at high altitudes did not wear oxygen deficiency monitors or protective breathing respirators.”

— Steven Magee

“There is a lot of willful incompetence in high altitude astronomy that is in the process of coming to light.”

— Steven Magee

“I was never aware of any professional astronomy summit worker that had received formal industry recognized training in the safe handling of cryogenic fluids…

— Steven Magee

“I think astronomy is a bad study for you. It makes you feel human insignificance too plainly.”

— Thomas Hardy

“Most professional astronomers that I know are frequent fliers.”

— Steven Magee