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This is a personal overview of the great success of the UKIRT facility; a tribute to those who designed, built and operated it and helped put UK astronomy at the forefront of world infrared observations. I will illustrate this success with a small selection of science highlights.
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Soon after I returned to Pasadena from the enjoyable meeting at Edinburgh, I learned of the sudden passing of Tim Hawarden who had been present at the meeting and did so much for the UKIRT upgrades program. Here is not the place for a tribute but this is a sad loss for Edinburgh and the global infrared community.
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Ellis, R. (2013). The UKIRT Success Story. In: Adamson, A., Davies, J., Robson, I. (eds) Thirty Years of Astronomical Discovery with UKIRT. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_1
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