Mauna Kea Observatories viewed from the Northeast
In the foreground on the summit ridge, from left to right, are the UH 0.6-meter
telescope (small white dome), the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, the
UH 2.2-meter telescope, the Gemini Northern 8-meter telescope (silver,
open) and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. On the right are the NASA
Infrared Telescope Facility (silver), the twin domes of the W.M. Keck Observatory;
behind and to the left of them is the Subaru Telescope. In the valley below
are the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (silver), the James Clerk Maxwell
Telescope (white, open), and the assembly building for the submillimeter
array.
The cinder cone in the center of the photograph is Pu`u Poliahu. In
the distance is the dormant volcano Hualalai (altitude 8,271 feet), located
near Kailua-Kona.
For more pictures and information see http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/images/aerial-tour/