JCMT future looking brighter

Royal Astronomical Society: The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), the largest sub-millimetre telescope in the world, which was under threat for some years as a result of cuts to the UK science budget, may now be able to continue operations. Sited on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, JCMT is a UK-led project that saw first light in 1987, has a mirror 15 metres across, and has been a vital astronomical tool. The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Credit: JCMT / Joint Astronomy CentreFour E...