# Decisions

> A dated, append only log of decisions and their rationale. Newest at the top. Never
> rewrite past entries; if a decision is reversed, add a new entry that says so.

## 2026-07-17: follow the Google Sheet, not the support article

The support article (https://support.itelescope.net/support/solutions/articles/247371)
and the maintained Google Sheet
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jZWkkjewOuyNC9YzQ8y2d0pO1e4T7EBeysmQMPBVSOk/)
disagree: the article lists T9, T19, T31, T69, which the sheet omits; the sheet has
T25, T26, T59, T71-T75, T80, which the article lacks. The article itself points to
the sheet as the current source, so the review follows the sheet and notes the
discrepancy. The sheet CSV export is snapshotted in data/ so the review's numbers
remain reproducible even if the sheet changes.

## 2026-07-17: single review document, not per-telescope files

23 active scopes each need only a spec block and a short assessment; one TELESCOPES.md
grouped by observatory reads better and is easier to keep current than 23 stub files.
Revisit if per-scope content grows (photos, session logs).

## 2026-07-17: no launchpad scraping

https://go.itelescope.net/ is an authenticated app shell with no public data. All
content comes from public support pages and the public sheet; nothing in this repo
requires iTelescope credentials.

Per-telescope detail pages, if ever needed:
support.itelescope.net/support/solutions/articles/231901-231920 (older scopes),
245471 (T68), 251171 (T70), 251556 (T69), 251589 (T19).