Observatories On the Summit of Mauna Kea

by Venetia Featherstone-Witty

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Observatories On the Summit of Mauna Kea

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Venetia Featherstone-Witty

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Volcanoes National Park, USA. Observatories on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.The Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) are an independent collection of astronomical research facilities located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawai'i, USA. The facilities are located in a 500-acre special land use zone known as the "Astronomy Precinct", which is located in the 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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