A two-telescope astronomical observatory near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, whose adaptive-optics imaging of stars orbiting Sagittarius A* over more than 25 years, led by astronomer Andrea Ghez, proved the existence of the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole and shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Observatory TypeGround-based optical observatory 2 LocationMauna Kea, Hawaii, United States 2 MeasuresMeasures visible and near-infrared light using cameras and spectrometers. 2 Operating PrincipleTwin 10-meter telescopes each use a segmented primary mirror of 36 hexagonal segments, computer-controlled to work together as one precise optical surface. 2 Classification
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they were the largest optical reflecting telescopes in the world
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the largest optical reflecting telescopes in the world
Part Of: Mauna Kea Observatories, W. M. Keck Observatory
The W. M. Keck Observatory is an astronomical observatory with two telescopes at an elevation of 4,145 meters (13,600 ft) near the summit of Mauna Kea in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
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The W. M. Keck Observatory is an astronomical observatory with two telescopes at an elevation of 4,145 meters (13,600 ft) near the summit of Mauna Kea in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
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First light occurred on November 24, 1990
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Keck telescope
W. M. Keck Observatory, Overview section (spectrum)
The telescopes are equipped with a suite of cameras and spectrometers that allow observations across much of the visible and near-infrared spectrum.
W. M. Keck Observatory, Overview section (mirror)
In the Keck telescopes, each primary mirror is made of 36 hexagonal segments that work together as a unit.
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Andrea Ghez, UCLA's Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Professor of Astrophysics and director of the UCLA Galactic Center Group, has won the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 for her revolutionary research using Keck Observatory to prove the existence of a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
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Operated By: California Association for Research in Astronomy, About CARAQuote, Operated By: California Association for Research in Astronomy, About CARA
CARA is a nonprofit corporation formed by the Caltech and UC to build and operate the W. M. Keck Observatory near the summit of Maunakea in Hawaiʻi.
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