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UCMJO is operated by the [[University of Canterbury]], and is the home of HERCULES (High Efficiency and Resolution Canterbury University Large [[Echelle Grating|Echelle Spectrograph]]), and the observational wing of the Japanese/New Zealand MOA collaboration ([[Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics]]) led by Yasushi Muraki of [[Nagoya University]]. A Japanese funded, 1.8 metre telescope was used initially by the MOA Project, before handover to the University of Canterbury at the conclusion of the MOA Project in 2012.
In June 2012 an area of {{convert|430,000|ha|sqmi}} around the observatory was declared as the [[Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve]] by the [[International Dark-Sky Association]], one of only four such reserves around the world at that time.<ref name="darksky-1" /> The area has a [[Bortle Scale]] of 2.<ref>{{cite
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=== Dark Sky Project telescope ===
This telescope, used exclusively for visual tourist operations is a 0.4 m [[Meade Instruments|Meade]] LX200 telescope.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
== Discoveries ==
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|Jan rain mm = 42.3
|Feb rain mm = 32.9
|Mar rain mm = 51.7
|Apr rain mm = 56.5
|May rain mm = 53.6
|Jun rain mm = 50.7
|Jul rain mm = 44.8
|Aug rain mm = 60.9
|Sep rain mm = 43.3
|Oct rain mm = 57.5
|Nov rain mm = 40.8
|Dec rain mm = 50.9
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|source 1 = CliFlo (rain 1971–2000)<ref name= CliFlo>
{{cite web
|url = http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Mt John
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 10 May 2024}}</ref>
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* [[Alan C. Gilmore]]
* [[Gerard F. Gilmore]]
* [[John Hearnshaw]]
* [[Pamela M. Kilmartin]]
* [[Alister McLellan]]
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<ref Name="Rincon">{{cite web
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[[Category:1960s architecture in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Astronomical observatories in New Zealand]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures of the University of Canterbury]]
[[Category:Mackenzie District]]
[[Category:Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve]]
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