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Mauna Kea Observatories
World's Premier Spot for Viewing the Heavens
Observatory
in
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
on
Big Island
(
Hawai‘ian Islands
)
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
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The Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) are a number of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, United States. The facilities are located in a 525-acre (212 ha) special land use zone known as the "Astronomy Precinct", which is located within the 11,228-acre (4,544 ha) Mauna Kea Science Reserve. The Astronomy Precinct was established in 1967 and is located on land protected by the Historical Preservation Act for its significance to Hawaiian culture. The location is ideal because of its dark skies, good astronomical seeing, low humidity and position above most of the water vapor in the atmosphere, clean air, good weather and almost equatorial location.
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Observatories
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
Observatory
in
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
,
Big Island
,
Hawai‘ian Islands
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
Gemini Observatory
Observatory
in
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
,
Big Island
,
Hawai‘ian Islands
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Observatory
in
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
,
Big Island
,
Hawai‘ian Islands
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
Observatory
in
Big Island
,
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
,
Hawai‘ian Islands
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
Subaru Telescope
Observatory
in
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
,
Big Island
,
Hawai‘ian Islands
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
Very Long Baseline Array
Observatory
in
Big Island
,
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
,
Hawai‘ian Islands
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
Keck Observatory
Observatory
in
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
,
Big Island
,
Hawai‘ian Islands
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
University of Hawaii 2.2-Meter Telescope
Observatory
in
Big Island
,
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
,
Hawai‘ian Islands
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Observatory
in
Big Island
,
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
,
Hawai‘ian Islands
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
Publicly Accessible Stargazing
Mauna Kea Observatories are not open to the public, but the skies are equally clear for superb stargazing in more comfortable conditions at the
Mauna Kea Visitor Information Center
(VIS).
Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station
Visitor Center
in
Hawai‘ian Islands
,
Big Island
,
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
near
Pa’auilo
,
HI
Mountain
Mauna Kea
Summit
in
Big Island
,
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve
,
Hawai‘ian Islands
near
Honoka’a
,
HI
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