W. M. Keck Observatory

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astronomical observatory research facility

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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory → research facility →
affiliatedWith	California Institute of Technology → NASA NERFINISHED → University of California NERFINISHED →
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 NERFINISHED → State of California NERFINISHED → W. M. Keck Foundation NERFINISHED →
governingBody	California Association for Research in Astronomy NERFINISHED →
hasApertureSize	10-meter (Keck I) → 10-meter (Keck II) →
hasDomeCount	2 →
hasInstrument	DEIMOS spectrograph NERFINISHED → 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 NERFINISHED → Island of Hawaii NERFINISHED →
locatedOn	Mauna Kea →
namedAfter	William Myron Keck →
observatoryCode	568 →
operatedBy	California Association for Research in Astronomy →
operates	Keck I telescope NERFINISHED → Keck II telescope NERFINISHED →
partOf	Mauna Kea Observatories NERFINISHED →
primaryResearchField	astronomy → astrophysics →
telescopeMountType	alt-azimuth mount →
telescopeType	infrared telescope → optical telescope →
usesTechnology	adaptive optics → interferometry → segmented primary mirror →
website	https://www.keckobservatory.org/ →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mauna Kea →	hasObservatory