United Kingdom Infrared Telescope is the world’s largest telescope dedicated to infrared astronomy. UKIRT is situated on Mauna Kea, 4194m above sea level. It is owned by the United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Council and operated by the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), the staff of the Joint Astronomy Centre, which is located in Hilo.
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- Maui Astronomical Observatories
- Is it possible to visit The Mauna Kea Observatories
- Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA-25 meters)
- Submillimeter Array (SMA- 8×6meters)
- James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT-15 meters)
- Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO-10.4 meters)
- Gemini Northern Telescope – 8.1 meters
- Subaru Telescope – 8.2 Meters
- W. M. Keck Observatory (Keck I and Keck II-10 meters)
- United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT-3.8 meters)
- Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT-3.6 meters)
- NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)
- University of Hawaii (UH)-2.2 Telescope
- University of Hawaii (UH)-Hilo 24 Telescope
- Hawaii - Mauna Kea Observatories