The Joint Astronomy Centre operates two telescopes on Mauna Kea: the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope.

The International Year of Astronomy 2009

Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy 2009 with us! Educational and fun astronomy activities are planned on the entire Big Island throughout the year, for kids, parents, teachers and families. See the websites below for details. Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee IYA 2009 Local Plans IYA 2009 Galileo Teacher Class Big Island IYA Events Flyer (please print, post, and distribute) Cosmic Poster Contest, Images Mauna Kea Brand Astronomy Trading Cards Directors' Lecture Series 100 Hours of Astronomy - Live from Mauna Kea - UKIRT and JCMT Live! Stars Over Mauna Kea 2009 - Hawaii Tribune-Herald Astronomy Supplement

Upcoming Outreach Events on the Big Island with JAC Participation

• 07/16 Directors Lecture Series (at Keck in Waimea, 7pm), speaker: Gary Davis (Director, JAC). See the poster here (PDF).
• 07/18 Directors Lecture Series (at `Imiloa in Hilo, 7pm), speaker: Gary Davis (Director, JAC). See the poster here (PDF).
• 10/23-24 Galilean Nights (special IYA event)
• 10/24 Astronomy Block Party on "Astronomy Row" at A`ohoku Place

Latest Press Releases

• UKIRT Astronomers Discover Local Star's Cool Companion - 2009-04-20 [UKIRT]
• Glorious Orion: UKIRT Helps Reveal Chaotic and Overcrowded Stellar Nursery - 2009-04-20 [UKIRT]
• Hawai`i's Mauna Kea Observatories to lead off International Astronomy Webcast - 2009-03-31 [other]
• Astronomers Observe Heat From Hot Jupiter - 2009-01-14 [UKIRT]
• UKIRT's Galaxies: A View for the Season - 2008-12-16 [UKIRT]
• Submillimetre Eagle Eyes on Mauna Kea - 2008-11-12 [JCMT]
• James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Searches the Dark Hearts of Bright Galaxies - 2008-10-30 [JCMT]
• James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Begins Legacy Survey of the Submillimetre Sky - 2008-10-13 [JCMT]
• Infrared Sunglasses See Black Hole Disks - 2008-07-24 [UKIRT]
• Witnessing the Formation of Distant Galaxies - 2008-04-04 [UKIRT]
• Old Galaxies Stick Together in the Young Universe - 2008-04-01 [UKIRT]
• Heat from the Heavens - Opening up the Infrared Sky - 2008-01-09 [UKIRT]
• more...

Latest Outreach Activities

• Outreach Highlights
• Around the World in 80 Telescopes
• Journey Through The Universe 2009
• AstroDay 2009
• IYA Galileo Teacher Class
• School Visits
• more...

News

• Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between JAC/STFC and CEOU

Latest Publications

• Careers at Astronomical Observatories (2009, PDF, 24.0 MB)
• JCMT Newsletter
• UKIRT Newsletter
• JAC Annual Report 2007/08 (PDF, 17.7 MB)
• Spectrum Article (PDF, 28 KB)
• more...