W. M. Keck Observatory
@keckobservatory
W. M. Keck Observatory operates among the most scientifically productive telescopes on Earth on Maunakea, Hawai'i.
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May the 4th be with you ✨ Join @MaunakeaObservatories and UH Institute for Astronomy for AstroDay on Star Wars Day at the mall in Hilo. If you feel so compelled by the Force, come in your Star Wars costume, attire, or gear. Learn all about the exciting astronomical discoveries and cosmic detective…
Missed the Lyrids? No worries, check out this time-lapse video of the Lyrid Meteor Shower peak as Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope Eng beam adaptive optics lasers into the night sky during last night’s observing run. Mahalo to Keckie Observing Assistant Matt Wahl, who took this…
Spotted from Hawaiʻi: A tiny, ancient star system orbiting our galaxy - the faintest, lowest-mass Milky Way satellite ever discovered and possibly one of the most dark matter-dominated systems known. Data from two Maunakea Observatories - W. M. Keck Observatory and CFHT – plus the…