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Maunakea Observatories
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The Maunakea Observatories are a group of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi, United States. The faci
Mauna Kea Summit 2021 06 16 33
Mauna Kea Summit 2021 06 16 33
Maunakea Observatories seen from the base of Mauna Kea
Maunakea Observatories seen from the base of Mauna Kea
The Submillimeter Array of radio telescopes at night, lit by flash.
The Submillimeter Array of radio telescopes at night, lit by flash.
From left-to-right: United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, Caltech Sub-Millimeter Observatory (closed 2015), James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, Smithsonian Su
From left-to-right: United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, Caltech Sub-Millimeter Observatory (closed 2015), James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, Smithsonian Sub-Millimeter Array, Subaru Telescope, W.M. Keck Observatory (I & II), NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope, Gemini North Telescope
Thirty Meter Telescope
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The Thirty Meter Telescope is a proposal for an extremely large telescope, intended to be built on Mauna Kea, on the island of Hawai'i.
Maunakea Observatories
…has a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) mirror, similar in size to the UH88, now the second smallest telescope on the mountain. Planned new telescopes, including the Thirty Meter Telescope, have attracted controversy due to their potential cultural and ecological impact. The multi-telescope "outrigger" extension to the Keck telescopes…
Artist's rendering
Artist's rendering
The Thirty Meter Telescope design, late 2007
The Thirty Meter Telescope design, late 2007
Cultural practitioner Joshua Lanakila Mangauil, along with Kahoʻokahi Kanuha and Hawaiian sovereignty supporters block the access road to Mauna Kea in
Cultural practitioner Joshua Lanakila Mangauil, along with Kahoʻokahi Kanuha and Hawaiian sovereignty supporters block the access road to Mauna Kea in October 2014, demonstrating against the building of the Thirty Meter Telescope.
Inverted flag being flown next to Mauna Kea access road as a sign of protest, September 2023. Inverted flags can also be used as a distress signal
Inverted flag being flown next to Mauna Kea access road as a sign of protest, September 2023. Inverted flags can also be used as a distress signal