urn:nasa:pds:context:facility:observatory.jac 1.1 1.22.0.0 Product_Context 2025-01-07 1.1 Updated schema version. Adding missing "telescope" references. 2016-04-04 1.0 Initial context product Joint Astronomy Centre Observatory

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USA The Joint Astronomy Centre, based in Hilo, Hawaii, operated the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) and the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) atop Mauna Kea. It provided scientific and technical support for infrared and submillimeter astronomy until its closure in 2015.