..I really can't say.

[A lie, and he's never been good at lies.]

But if the observatory was in the state that I've heard it's been in, then I very well doubt it. The Mancers were always obsessed with furthering technology. A lot of the times, it did help Caelondia. However, something people do forget is that they were one of the military factions Caelondia possessed. If anyone would be making something highly dangerous... It would be them.