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Astronomy: Mauna Kea Observatory
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Mauna Kea is located at Hawaii in the United States. It is the Hawaiian name for "white mountain", a volcano with on top an French-Canadian-American observatory. The observatory lies at an altitude of 4 kilometers (nearly 14.000 feet) and consists of a number of telescopes: Subaru, Keck I and Keck II. Related subjects>> Roque de Los Muchachos observatory>> Large Binocular Telescope >> Official Mauna Kea Observatory internetsite |
 At this altitude the observatory experiences low temperatures.  This picture had an exposure of one hour. The star trails are a result of Earth's rotation. The red trail on the hill is from the brake lights of a car. |
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