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The world's largest telescope dedicated
solely to infrared astronomy, UKIRT is sited in Hawaii near the summit
of Mauna Kea at an altitude of 4194m above sea level. It is owned by
the United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Council and
operated, along with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), by the
staff of the Joint Astronomy Centre, which is located in Hilo. The
operation and development of UKIRT are overseen by the UKIRT
Board.
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