Posted on 8:00 am, Sunday, September 11, 2016. Tags: hilo, imiloa astronomy center, ukirt
“I will talk about the latest results on the most distant galaxies, how the supermassive black holes that power quasars grow with time and how UKIRT helps find Earth-like planets in the habitable zones around nearby stars,” stated Dr. Green. “Not only will UKIRT continue to observe the most distant galaxies and quasars along with […]
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Posted in Astronomy, Education, Sci-Tech
Posted on 10:53 pm, Friday, December 5, 2014. Tags: garrett yoshimi, kalbert young, taupouri tangaro, ukirt, university of hawaii
MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii has assumed ownership of the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) on Mauna Kea. The UKIRT is one of the world’s leading astronomical infrared observatories. UH President David Lassner said, “We are pleased to steward the UKIRT, a telescope that has made remarkable discoveries supporting the advancement of astronomical science. […]
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Posted on 4:23 am, Monday, July 13, 2009. Tags: astronomy, gary davis, jcmt, keck, telescope, ukirt
MEDIA RELEASE Lecture by Professor Gary Davis, Director Joint Astronomy Centre, on July 16 and 18 at 7 p.m. Hawai‘i Island, HI – “A Tale of Two Telescopes: Astronomy with Invisible Light” is the topic of a free public lecture on Thursday, July 16 in Waimea and Saturday, July 18 in Hilo. The speaker will be […]
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