The Haleakala High Altitude Observatory Site, in the Island of Maui is Hawaii’s first astronomical research. The observatory site is situated 10,000 feet above sea level, where the seeing conditions on the area are just as good as on the Mauna Kea, which was said to be the best in the world. Continue reading ‘Maui Astronomical Observatories’
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- 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
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