Mauna Kea Observatory

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an astronomical observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, situated at an altitude of 13,600 feet (4,145 meters).

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How to use Mauna Kea Observatory in a sentence

Lenormand managed to jump publicly from an observatory and survive.
The High-Flying Secrets of BASE Jumpers|William O’Connor|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The instrument is attached to the Anglo-Australian Telescope at the Siding Spring Observatory, northwest of Sydney, Australia.
SAMI Is Like Google Earth for the Universe|Matthew R. Francis|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because GRBs are so rare, the best way to look for them is with an automated observatory.
The Gamma-Ray Burst That Wasn’t|Matthew R. Francis|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I visited the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico two years ago, where the telescope taking data for BOSS is located.
Using Black Holes to Measure Dark Energy, Like a BOSS|Matthew R. Francis|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Nearly 700 people have been killed in the fighting in recent days, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Turkey’s Crackdown On Arms Shipments To Syria Could Help Al Qaeda And Harm Moderate Rebels|Thomas Seibert|January 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Captain Vane came from the observatory, his face blazing with excitement and oily with heat, to announce the fact.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Sometimes the Time Observatory would pinpoint an age and hover over it while his companions took painstaking historical notes.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long
The iris of the human eye dilates and contracts with every shift of illumination, and the Time Observatory had an iris too.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long
He remained on his feet just long enough to see his Time Observatory dim and vanish.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long
Ascending into the Time Observatory a thought came unbidden into his mind: Others he saved, himself he could not save.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long