UH to decommission third Mauna Kea telescope

UH to decommission third Mauna Kea telescope

Another telescope on Mauna Kea is set to be decommissioned. The University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy is officially initiating the decommissioning process for the UH-owned UKIRT telescope, formerly known as the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope. This marks another important milestone in UH’s long-term commitment to responsible stewardship of the mauna, according to a UH announcement. UKIRT will be the third Mauna Kea observatory to be dec…