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 Mauna Kea Observatories Block Party on "Astronomy Row" at A`ohoku Place in Hilo 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

• 12/04 IYA talk at the Rotary Club of Hilo
• 01/23 Onizuka Science Day at UHH
• 02/20 Heart Walk in Hilo
• 02/20 Family Focus Event at Prince Kuhio Plaza
• 02/25-03/05 Journey Through The Universe
• 02/28 Family Science Day at `Imiloa (9am-4pm)
• 03/01 AstroCafe Roundtable and Keiki Astronomy Story Time at Borders Books in Hilo (5-7pm)
• 03/03 Family Science Night at `Imiloa (4pm-8pm)
• 04/10 Merrie Monarch Parade
• 05/01 AstroDay

Latest Outreach Activities

• Outreach Highlights
• IYA Galileo Block Party
• IYA Galileo Teacher Class
• IYA Directors' Lecture Series
• AstroDay 2009
• IYA Around the World in 80 Telescopes
• Journey Through The Universe 2009
• School Visits
• more...

Latest Press Releases

• A Tale of Two Telescopes: Astronomy With Invisible Light - 2009-07-13 [other]
• 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]
• more...

Other News

• See more class room teaching tools on the Teacher Resources Page!
• Try our new AstroQuiz Challenge!
• See the Center of our Milky Way in all its glory, courtesy of the Wide Field Camera of UKIRT (scroll your mouse back and forth to zoom in and out)
• The 2009 Solar Eclipse as seen from the Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station
• Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between JAC/STFC and CEOU

Latest Publications

• JCMT Newsletter
• UKIRT Newsletter
• JAC Annual Report 2008/09 (PDF, 11.2 MB)
• Careers at Astronomical Observatories (2009, PDF, 24.0 MB)
• Spectrum Article (PDF, 28 KB)
• more...