The following observatories are at the top of Mauna Kea at 13,796 feet
UH 0.6-m TelescopeThe first telescope on the mountain in 1969, it is now used mainly for undergraduate student training and for instrument development.
United Kingdom Infrared TelescopeA 3.8-meter infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom.
UH 2.2 meter telescopeOptical/IR telescope used mainly by UH faculty and graduate students
Gemini TelescopeAn 8.1-meter optical/IR telescope operated by a consortium of seven countries.
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope3.6-meter optical telescope operated by Canada, France, and Hawaii
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility3.0-meter diameter infrared telescope operated by University of Hawaii for NASA
W. M. Keck ObservatoryTwo 10-meter telescopes operated by Caltech and University of California
Subaru Telescope8.3-meter diameter optical/IR telescope operated by Japan
Submillimeter ArrayEight 6-meter submillimeter antennas operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Taiwan
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope15-meter diameter telescope for submillimeter astronomy operated by the UK, Netherlands and Canada
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory10.4 -meter antenna for submillimeter astronomy operated by Caltech
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