James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Dome

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Source: East Asian Observatory
Day/night Hawaii
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) is a submillimetre-wavelength radio telescope operating in the far-infrared to microwave frequncy range. It is located near the summit of Mauna Kea at an altitude of 4,092 m (13,425 feet). Its primary mirror has a diameter og 15 metres (16.4 yards), making it the world's largest single-dish submillimetre telescope. Its primary mission is to study the Solar System, interstellar dust and gas, and distant galaxies.

Coordinates: 19°49’22.2″N 155°28’37.0″W

More info: eaobservatory.org/jcmt/about-jcmt

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