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Instrument Host Overview
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The Mauna Kea Observatories are located at an altitude of 4,200
meters, near the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii, the
largest of the Hawaiian Islands. The following telescopes are in
operation at the observatory.
Telescope (ID): size: Sponsors:
UH 0.6-m Telescope (UH06M) 0.6 m U Hawaii
UH 2.2-m Telescope (UH22M) 2.2 m U Hawaii/NASA
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) 3.0 m NASA
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) 3.6 m Canada/France/UH
United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) 3.8 m United Kingdom
W. M. Keck Observatory (KECKI) 10.0 m Caltech/U Cal
W. M. Keck Observatory (KECKII) 10.0 m Caltech/U Cal
Subaru (JNLT) 8.0 m Japan
Gemini Northern 8-m Telescope (GEMN) 8.0 m USA/UK/Argentina/
Canada/Brazil/Chile
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) 10.4 m Caltech/NSF
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) 15.0 m UK/Canada/Netherl
Submillimeter Array (SA) 8 x 6.0 m SAO/Taiwan
Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) 25.0 m NRAO/AUI/NSF
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