Maunakea, Hawai‘i
W. M. Keck Observatory
Two 10 m telescopes with adaptive optics, operated by a consortium led by the University of California and Caltech. UCSB astronomers compete for UC time.
- Keck Observatory
- 19.83° N 155.47° W
§ 01Facilities
Our telescopes, right now
Day and night across the sites the group uses, computed in your browser from the position of the Sun and redrawn every minute. A site counts as dark when the Sun is more than 12° below its horizon.
| Site | Position | Sky now | Sun | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Santa Barbara | 34.41° N 119.85° W | |||
| Las Cumbres Observatory HQ | 34.43° N 119.86° W | |||
| Keck Observatory | 19.83° N 155.47° W | |||
| Subaru Telescope (MEC) | 19.82° N 155.48° W | |||
| Palomar Observatory (DARKNESS) | 33.36° N 116.86° W | |||
| Lick Observatory | 37.34° N 121.64° W | |||
| LCO Haleakalā | 20.71° N 156.26° W | |||
| LCO McDonald | 30.68° N 104.02° W | |||
| LCO Cerro Tololo | 30.17° S 70.81° W | |||
| LCO Sutherland (SAAO) | 32.38° S 20.81° E | |||
| LCO Siding Spring | 31.27° S 149.07° E | |||
| LCO Teide | 28.30° N 16.51° W |
§ 02Sites
Where the group observes and meets
The telescopes the group observes with, the robotic telescope network next door, and the institute for theoretical physics on campus.
Goleta, CA and worldwide
Las Cumbres Observatory
A fully robotic network of telescopes around the globe for time domain astronomy and education, headquartered a few miles from campus.
- Las Cumbres Observatory HQ
- 34.43° N 119.86° W
- LCO Haleakalā
- 20.71° N 156.26° W
- LCO McDonald
- 30.68° N 104.02° W
- LCO Cerro Tololo
- 30.17° S 70.81° W
- LCO Sutherland (SAAO)
- 32.38° S 20.81° E
- LCO Siding Spring
- 31.27° S 149.07° E
- LCO Teide
- 28.30° N 16.51° W
UCSB campus
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Months-long programs that bring theorists from around the world to campus, including regular astrophysics programs open to the group.
- UC Santa Barbara
- 34.41° N 119.85° W
Mt. Hamilton, CA
Lick Observatory
A UC observatory for bright targets, student training and instrument testing.
- Lick Observatory
- 37.34° N 121.64° W
California and Maunakea
Palomar and Subaru
Host telescopes for the MKID cameras built at UCSB, including DARKNESS at Palomar and MEC behind SCExAO at Subaru.
- Palomar Observatory (DARKNESS)
- 33.36° N 116.86° W
- Subaru Telescope (MEC)
- 19.82° N 155.48° W