Progress at Mauna Kea Observatory

Author:

Jefferies, John T., Sinton, William M.

Title:

Progress at Mauna Kea Observatory

Periodical:

Sky and Telescope

Year:

1968

Volume:

36

Pages:

140-145

Subject:

Astronomical observatories Mauna Kea history Astronomical observatories design and construction University of Hawaii 2.2 m Telescope University of Hawaii at Manoa. Institute for Astronomy

Summary:

This document describes a plan to design, fabricate, and erect an astronomical observatory that would house a telescope that would be built with an 88-inch reflector. This project was carried out via a contract between the University of Hawaii and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration that was established on 1 July 1965.

Label:

Mauna Kea - Astronomy

Date:

1968

Collection:

Periodicals