United Kingdom Infrared Telescope - Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

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United Kingdom Infrared Telescope - a infrared telescope operated by the United Kingdom. The world's largest telescope dedicated solely to infrared astronomy, UKIRT is sited in Hawaii near the summit of Mauna Kea at an altitude of 4194m above sea level. It is owned by the United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Council and operated, along with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), by the staff of the Joint Astronomy Centre, which is located in Hilo.

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Location: Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Laszlo Podor / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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