W. M. Keck Observatory

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W. M. Keck Observatory is a world-leading astronomical research facility in Hawaii that operates two of the largest optical and infrared telescopes on Earth.

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W. M. Keck Observatory canonical 9
Keck I telescope 2
Keck II telescope 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory
research facility
affiliatedWith California Institute of Technology
NASA
University of California
altitude approximately 4145 meters
constructionStartDate 1985
coordinates approximately 19.826° N, 155.474° W
country United States
firstLightDate 1990 (Keck I)
1996 (Keck II)
foundedBy W. M. Keck Foundation
fundedBy NASA
State of California
W. M. Keck Foundation
governingBody California Association for Research in Astronomy
hasApertureSize 10-meter (Keck I)
10-meter (Keck II)
hasDomeCount 2
hasInstrument DEIMOS spectrograph
HIRES spectrograph
LRIS spectrograph
NIRC2 camera
OSIRIS spectrograph
hasMirrorSegments 36 (per primary mirror)
knownFor exoplanet research
high-resolution spectroscopy
large-aperture ground-based telescopes
observations of distant galaxies
studies of the Galactic Center
locatedIn Hawaii
Island of Hawaii
linked to: Hawaiʻi (island)
locatedOn Mauna Kea
namedAfter William Myron Keck
observatoryCode 568
operatedBy California Association for Research in Astronomy
operates Keck I telescope
Keck II telescope
partOf Mauna Kea Observatories
primaryResearchField astronomy
astrophysics
telescopeMountType alt-azimuth mount
telescopeType infrared telescope
optical telescope
usesTechnology adaptive optics
interferometry
segmented primary mirror
website https://www.keckobservatory.org/

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Mauna Kea hasObservatory W. M. Keck Observatory
W. M. Keck Observatory operates Keck I telescope
linked to: W. M. Keck Observatory
W. M. Keck Observatory operates Keck II telescope
linked to: W. M. Keck Observatory
Mauna Kea Science Reserve contains W. M. Keck Observatory
Dysnomia discoveredUsing W. M. Keck Observatory
Mauna Kea hostsFacility W. M. Keck Observatory
subject linked to: White Mountain
Hiʻiaka discoveredUsing W. M. Keck Observatory
Hiʻiaka observedBy W. M. Keck Observatory
Namaka discoveredUsing W. M. Keck Observatory
Mauna Kea Observatories hasTelescope W. M. Keck Observatory
Mauna Kea Observatories hasTelescope Keck I telescope
linked to: W. M. Keck Observatory
Mauna Kea Observatories hasTelescope Keck II telescope
linked to: W. M. Keck Observatory
Caltech Astronomy Department affiliatedWith W. M. Keck Observatory