#MaunaKea has long been regarded as the crown jewel of ground-based #astronomical observation.
🇨🇳 Groundwork, mirror polishing and instrument development are already under way for the 14.5-metre Large Optical Telescope and the 6.5-metre Multiplexed Survey Telescope 🔭 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3356164/how-china-working-turn-saishiteng-mountain-worlds-largest-astronomy-base
The Tibetan Plateau is the highest plateau on Earth, with an average elevation of over 4,000 metres https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03711-z
🗺️ #Lenghu Astronomical Observing Base https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1107301909
Diplomats Experience Maunakea Through Science and Culture
The University of Hawaiʻi welcomed about 50 international diplomats to Maunakea and the UH Hilo ʻImiloa Astronomy Center for a firsthand look at the university’s leading role in world-class astronomy, scientific discoveries and cultural stewardship that have helped make Hawaiʻi a global center f
The Milky Way glitters above Hawai’i Island and the Pacific Ocean in this image captured from Gemini North
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Rodriguez
The Subaru Telescope above the sea of clouds on Maunakea
Credit: Karen Maruta/NAOJ
https://subarutelescope.org/en/gallery/facility/2026/05/13/3713.html
#Maunakea #SubaruTelescope #NAOJ #astrodon #astronomy #photography #Hawaii #clouds
Observatory dome on Mauna Kea, golden light, clouds far below. Beth brought me here to see the islands she once called home. I came for the views and stayed for the hardware.
Observatory dome on Mauna Kea, shutters open, telescope visible inside. Getting ready for a night of work while the sun goes down behind it.
Machines like this never stop being fascinating.
Mauna Kea summit at sunset. Observatories lining the ridge, clouds far below, and a sky cycling through every shade of orange before it’s done.
There’s always another view waiting somewhere.
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