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Mauna Kea location ideal for telescopes

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Title:
Mauna Kea location ideal for telescopes
Periodical:
Hawaii Tribune Herald
Year:
1983
Volume:
V4
Pages:
5a
Subject:
Mauna Kea Observatories Telescopes Astronomy Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) Infrared Telescope Facility
Summary:
Astronomers from Mauna Kea observatories and University of Hawaii talked about the new discoveries made by telescopes on Mauna Kea and why Mauna Kea is a ideal location for astronomical observatories. For example, NASA's IRTF measured the sizes of Uranus moons and aided the Voyager 2 spacecraft which is heading for Uranus.
Date:
September 25, 1983
Collection:
Akiyama