Cosmic Exploration · observatory
Mauna Kea Observatories
Ground-based · 1968 · Mauna Kea, Hawaii
- Type
- Ground-based
- Location
- Mauna Kea, Hawaii
- Altitude (m)
- 4205
- Founded
- 1968
Notes
Thirteen telescopes above 40% of the atmosphere and most of its water vapour. Also land held sacred in Native Hawaiian tradition, and the subject of a long and unresolved dispute.
Open on the Cosmic Exploration shelf — the interactive card, the filters, and everything alongside it.