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The UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) is the UK's national centre for astronomical technology.

It is part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council. The UK ATC designs and builds instruments for many of the world's major telescopes, and also applies this expertise in remote-sensing for diverse fields from environmental-monitoring to retinal-imaging. They also project-manage UK and international collaborations and their scientists carry out observational and theoretical research into questions such as the origins of planets and of galaxies. Based at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, and operated by STFC, its technology can be found in telescopes both on the ground and in space.