| Organization | Science and Technology Facilities Council | ||||
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| Location | Hilo, Hawaii | ||||
| Coordinates | 19°42′06″N155°05′24″W / 19.70167°N 155.09011°W /19.70167; -155.09011 | ||||
| Website | jach.hawaii.edu | ||||
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  Location of Joint Astronomy Centre | |||||
TheJoint Astronomy Centre (JAC) was a management organisation based inHilo,Hawaii, which from c.1980-2015 operated two large telescopes atMauna Kea Observatory on behalf of an international consortium from theUnited Kingdom,Canada and theNetherlands, and provided support for other telescopes and public outreach activities. The JAC also maintained theStarlink Project between 2006 and 2015. Following withdrawal of funding by the partner nations, on March 1, 2015, the Joint Astronomy Centre closed and the facility was handed over to theEast Asian Observatory which now runs theJames Clerk Maxwell Telescope.[1]
The major telescopes formerly operated by the JAC were:
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