MDM Observatory
The
MDM Observatory is an
optical astronomical
observatory on Kitt Peak (west of
Tucson,
Arizona, USA), adjacent to
Kitt Peak National Observatory. It is owned and operated by the
University of Michigan,
Dartmouth College,
Ohio State University, and
Columbia University. The "MDM" acronym stands for
Michigan-
Dartmouth-
MIT, because the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology was part of the operating consortium in the past.
It has two reflecting telescopes, the 2.4 m
Hiltner Telescope, used for galactic surveys, and the 1.3 m
McGraw-Hill Telescope, which was originally located near
Ann Arbor.
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MDM Observatory*
Aerial view of observatory
