Mauna Kea Observatories

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Subaru Telescope

8.3-meter diameter optical/IR telescope operated by Japan

UH Hilo Educational telescope

The first telescope on the mountain, a 0.6m diameter reflector, was placed on this site in 1969. It is currently being replaced by the 0.9m UH-Hilo Educational Telescope.

Gemini Telescope

An 8.1-meter optical/IR telescope operated by a consortium of seven countries.

Submillimeter Array

Eight 6-meter submillimeter antennas operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Taiwan

James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

15-meter diameter telescope for submillimeter astronomy operated by the UK, Netherlands and Canada

Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

3.6-meter optical telescope operated by Canada, France, and Hawaii

NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

3.0-meter diameter infrared telescope operated by University of Hawaii for NASA

W. M. Keck Observatory

Two 10-meter telescopes operated by Caltech and University of California

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory

10.4 -meter antenna for submillimeter astronomy operated by Caltech

United Kingdom Infrared Telescope

A 3.8-meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom.

UH 2.2 meter telescope

Optical/IR telescope used mainly by UH faculty and graduate students

Very Long Baseline Array

The westernmost antenna of the 25-m diameter Very Long Baseline Array is situated 3 miles below the summit