hawaii – EPICS Controls https://epics-controls.org Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:26:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://epics-controls.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-EPICS_logo_ICON_v03-32x32.png hawaii – EPICS Controls https://epics-controls.org 32 32 W. M. Keck Observatory https://epics-controls.org/projects-archive/keck-observatory/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 07:13:18 +0000 https://epics-controls.org/?post_type=projects&p=3400 From atop Maunakea on the Island of Hawaii, astronomers around the world use W. M. Keck Observatory to observe the universe with unprecedented power and precision.

The twin Keck Observatory telescopes are the most scientifically productive optical and infrared telescopes on Earth and operate with nanometer precision. The telescopes’ primary mirrors are 10-meters in diameter [...]]]> From atop Maunakea on the Island of Hawaii, astronomers around the world use W. M. Keck Observatory to observe the universe with unprecedented power and precision.

The twin Keck Observatory telescopes are the most scientifically productive optical and infrared telescopes on Earth and operate with nanometer precision. The telescopes’ primary mirrors are 10-meters in diameter and are each composed of 36 hexagonal segments that work in concert as a single piece of reflective glass. Both telescopes feature a suite of advanced instruments including imagers, multi-object spectrographs, high-resolution spectrographs, integral-field spectrometers, and world-leading laser guide star adaptive optics systems.

Keck Observatory is a private 501(c) 3 non-profit organization operated as a scientific partnership among the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Observatory was made possible by the generous financial support of the W. M. Keck Foundation.

For more information, visit www.keckobservatory.org

]]> East Asian Observatory (JCMT, UKIRT) https://epics-controls.org/projects-archive/eao/ Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:00:08 +0000 https://epics-controls.org/?post_type=projects&p=990 The EAO (East Asian Observatory) is formed by EACOA (East Asian Core Observatories Association) for the purpose of pursuing joint projects in astronomy within the East Asian region. In the era of very large scale astronomical instruments, East Asia will be competitive internationally by combining their funding resources, their technical expertise, and their [...]]]> The EAO (East Asian Observatory) is formed by EACOA (East Asian Core Observatories Association) for the purpose of pursuing joint projects in astronomy within the East Asian region. In the era of very large scale astronomical instruments, East Asia will be competitive internationally by combining their funding resources, their technical expertise, and their manpower. The intention of EAO is to build and operate facilities, which will enhance and leverage existing and planned regional facilities. The intention of EAO is to raise funding and to build an observatory staff, separate from that of the EACOA institutions. As partners of the EAO, the EACOA institutes will help to establish the funding and to oversee the governance of EAO. The communities represented by the partners in EAO would have full access to all EAO facilities.

The EAO is chartered as a non-profit Hawaii corporation. Its first task is to assume the operation of the James Clerk Maxwell Submillimetre Telescope (JCMT) on the summit of Maunakea, Hawai`i. Pursuant to an agreement with the University of Hawaii, the EAO also provides engineering and IT support to the UKIRT Observatory (UKIRT).

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