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Mauna Kea Observatories
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The 4,200 meter high summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii houses the world's largest observatory for optical, infrared, and submillimeter astronomy.
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Subaru Telescope
8.3-meter diameter optical/IR telescope operated by Japan
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UH 0.6-m telescope
The first telescope on the mountain in 1969, it is now used mainly for undergraduate student training by University of Hawaii at Hilo
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Gemini Telescope
An 8.1-meter optical/IR telescope operated by a consortium of seven countries.
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Submillimeter Array
Eight 6-meter submillimeter antennas operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Taiwan
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James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
15-meter diameter telescope for submillimeter astronomy operated by the UK, Netherlands and Canada
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Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
3.6-meter optical telescope operated by Canada, France, and Hawaii
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NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
3.0-meter diameter infrared telescope operated by University of Hawaii for NASA
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W. M. Keck Observatory
Two 10-meter telescopes operated by Caltech and University of California
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Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
10.4 -meter antenna for submillimeter astronomy operated by Caltech
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United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
A 3.8-meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom.
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UH 2.2 meter telescope
Optical/IR telescope used mainly by UH faculty and graduate students
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Very Long Baseline Array
The westernmost antenna of the 25-m diameter Very Long Baseline Array is situated 3 miles below the summit
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