The Joint Astronomy Centre (JAC) was a management organisation based in
Hilo,
Hawaii, which from c.1980-2015 operated two large telescopes at
Mauna Kea Observatory on behalf of an international consortium from the
United Kingdom,
Canada and the
Netherlands, and provided support for other telescopes and public outreach activities. The JAC also maintained the
Starlink Project between 2006 and 2015. Following withdrawal of funding by the partner nations, on March 1, 2015, the Joint Astronomy Centre closed and the facility was handed over to the
East Asian Observatory
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
which now runs the
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope.
The major telescopes formerly operated by the JAC were:
# The
United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) - 3.8m diameter.
# The
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope - 15m diameter submillimeter telescope
See also
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List of astronomical observatories
This is a list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in ...
References
External links
JAC website on archive.org
Astronomical observatories in Hawaii
Buildings and structures in Hawaii County, Hawaii
Science and Technology Facilities Council
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