New 6.5-m MMT (Steward, CfA)
Observatories, Telescopes and Related Sites Keck I and II

KPNO 4-m and Steward Bok 2.3-m


Observatory Related Links

AAO - Anglo-Australian Observatory AAT, UK Schmidt
Canadian Observatories CASCA
Chandra X-ray Observatory CfA, NASA, SAO, HEASARC
CTIO - Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory NOAO, Blanco, SOAR, Gemini South
ESA - European Space Agency PLANCK, XMM-Newton
ESO - European Southern Observatory La Silla, Paranal
Gemini Observatory Canadian Office
W. M. Keck Observatory
Lick Observatory UC Observatories
Lowell Observatory
Mauna Kea Observatories Keck, CalTech, University of California
MDM Observatory
MPIA - Max Planck Institute for Astronomy LBT, Calar Alto
Mount Wilson Observatory
NOAO- National Optical Astronomy Observatory KPNO, Gemini, WIYN, Instrumentation
NRAO - National Radio Astronomy Observatory ALMA, Green Bank, VLA, VLBA
OCIW - Observatories of the Carnegie Institute of Washington Magellan
OVRO - Owens Valley Radio Observatory CalTech, VLBA
Palomar Observatory CalTech
SAAO - South African Astronomical Observatory SALT
SAO - Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory 1.2-meter, 1.5-meter, MMT, CfA, Whipple
SARA - Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy Observatory
SMARTS - Small & Moderate Aperture Rsrch. Telescope Sys.
Spitzer Science Center SST
STScI - Space Telescope Science Institute HST, JWST, ACS, NASA
Steward Observatory Bok, LBT, Magellan, MMT, SMTO,VATT
WIYN - Wisconsin Indiana Yale NOAO Observatory

Research Optical/Infrared Telescopes (by aperture size) Associated Institutions

(proposed) 30-meter TMT - Thirty Meter Telescope Lick site, GSMT design
(2016) 24.5-meter GMT - Giant Magellan Telescope Arizona, Michigan
11.8-meter LBT - Large Binocular Telescope
11-meter SALT - Southern African Large Telescope
(2) 10-meter Keck Telescopes
(2012) 8.4-meter LSST - Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
(4) 8.2-meter VLT - Very Large Telescope
8.2-meter Subaru Telescope
(2) 8-meter Gemini - twin observatories in N and S
(2) 6.5-meter Magellan for observers
6.5-meter MMT
(2013) 6-meter JWST - James Webb Space Telescope
4.1-meter SOAR - Southern Astrophyiscal Research Telescope
4-meter Mayall Telescope
4-meter Blanco Telescope
3.9-meter AATAnglo-Australian Telescope
3.6-meter CFHT - Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
3.5-meter - Calar Alto Telescope
3.5-meter WIYN - Wisconsin Indiana Yale NOAO Telescope
2.4-meter HST - Hubble Space Telescope
0.85-meter SST - Spitzer Space Telescope


Version: March 14, 2008
by D. H. McIntosh