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Haleakalā Observatories

The Haleakalā Observatory, also known as the Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory Site, is Hawaii's first astronomical research observatory. It is located on the island of and is owned by the of the University of Hawaiʻi, which operates some of the facilities on the site and leases portions to other organizations.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: first astronomical research observatory in Hawai’i
  • Also known as: “Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory”, “Haleakala Observatory”, and “Haleakalā Observatory”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pan-STARRS and Maui Space Surveillance Complex.

Building
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The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System located at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, US, consists of astronomical cameras, telescopes and a computing facility that is surveying the sky for moving or variable objects on a continual basis, and also producing accurate astrometry and photometry of already-detected objects.

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The is a U.S. Space Force operating location for the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron and the Air Force Research Laboratory at Haleakala Observatory on , Hawaii, with a twofold mission.

Tourism office
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is a tourism office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maui.

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The island of is one of the islands of , a state of the United States of America. It is the second-largest of the eight major islands and the third-most populous.

Haleakalā Observatories

Latitude
20.70767° or 20° 42′ 28″ north
Longitude
-156.25758° or 156° 15′ 27″ west
Elevation
10,013 feet (3,052 metres)
Open location code
73G5PP5R+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2487590293
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5641443
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Haleakalā Observatories” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد هاليكالا”
  • Armenian: “Հալեակալա աստղադիտարան”
  • Armenian: “Հալեկալայի աստղադիտարան”
  • Basque: “Haleakala Behatokia”
  • Basque: “Haleakalāko Behatokia”
  • Belarusian: “абсерваторыя Халеакала”
  • Catalan: “observatori de Haleakala”
  • Chinese: “哈萊亞卡拉天文台”
  • Chinese: “哈萊亞卡拉天文臺”
  • Chinese: “哈萊阿卡拉天文台”
  • Chinese: “哈雷阿卡拉天文台”
  • Chinese: “哈雷阿卡拉天文臺”
  • Czech: “Observatoř Haleakala”
  • Dutch: “Haleakala Observatorium”
  • Dutch: “Haleakala Sterrenwacht”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد هالياكالا”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد هاليكالا”
  • French: “Observatoire du Haleakalā”
  • French: “observatoire Haleakala”
  • French: “Observatoire Haleakala”
  • German: “Haleakala-Observatorium”
  • Hawaiian: “hale kilo hōkū ʻo Haleakalā”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים הליאקלה”
  • Hindi: “हलाकाला वेधशाला”
  • Irish: “Réadlann Haleakalā”
  • Italian: “Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory Site”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Haleakala”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Haleakalā”
  • Japanese: “ハレアカラてんもんだい”
  • Japanese: “ハレアカラ天文台”
  • Korean: “할레아칼라 천문대”
  • Korean: “할리아칼라 천문대”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه هالیکالا”
  • Russian: “обсерватория Халеакала”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij Haleakala”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Haleakala”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Haleakala”
  • Swedish: “Haleakala Observatory”
  • Tatar: “Халеакала обсерваториясе”
  • Turkish: “ATLAS Haleakala”
  • Turkish: “ATLAS1”
  • Turkish: “Haleakala Gözlemevi”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Галеакала”
  • Ukrainian: “обсерваторія Халеакала”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Халеакала”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Haleakala”

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