A new astronomical camera has begun operations on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii. The Wide Field Camera (WFCAM), built at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC), ...
The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope’s (UKIRT) Wide Field Camera (WFCAM) atop Hawaii’s Mauna Kea has reached a major milestone. WFCAM took its one-millionth observation October 31, after more than ...
The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope’s (UKIRT) Wide Field Camera (WFCAM) atop Hawaii’s Mauna Kea has reached a major milestone. WFCAM took its one-millionth observation on the 31st of October, after ...
Today, British astronomers are releasing the first data from the largest and most sensitive survey of the heavens in infrared light to the ESO user community. The UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey ...
Astronomers have produced some amazing pictures using a remarkable new instrument on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope in Hawaii. The Wide Field Camera (WFCAM), built at the UK Astronomy ...
A team of astronomers have used the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) on Hawaii to discover four pairs of stars that orbit each other in less than 4 hours. Until now it was thought that such ...
WFCAM detects infrared light, or heat radiation, which is the key to understanding many types of astronomical objects. These include stars in our own Galaxy and beyond, interstellar clouds, the ...