Although a young observatory, Keck is already recognized as one of the most important and productive in history. Its success is a tribute to the astronomers and engineers on staff, whose standards of excellence and innovation provide the most advanced science and technology for today’s explorers of the Universe. Coupled with the best scientists in the field from the University of California, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Hawaii and the Observatory’s most recent partner, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), indelible contributions have been made toward our understanding of the Cosmos-from our own solar system to the farthest reaches of the Universe.

Made possible by a grant of $138 million from the W. M. Keck Foundation, the Keck Observatory employs approximately 124 people and has a base operations budget of $12 million, with additional funding provided by public and private grants and individual contributions.

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