United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope

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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UKIRT PLANET FINDER (UPF) Project Page at the UK ATC (5-Jun-2009) UKIRT Newsletter Spring 2009 issue (#24) available (22-Apr-2009) UKIRT Planet Finder SoI Endorsed (5-Apr-2009) RECENT PRESS RELEASES UKIRT First to Confirm Most Distant GRB! UKIRT Astronomers Discover Local Star's Cool Companion Glorious Orion: UKIRT Helps Reveal Chaotic Nursery Astronomers Observe Heat from Hot Jupiter UKIRT's Galaxies: A View for the Season

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UKIRT is supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council and is overseen by the UKIRT Board		UKIRT is part of the Opticon trans-national access programme
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