Multiple Mirror Telescope

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The Multiple Mirror Telescope is a pioneering astronomical observatory instrument in Arizona that originally used six smaller mirrors to function as a single large telescope, significantly advancing optical and infrared astronomy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
infrared telescope ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ
altitude approximately 2600 metres ⓘ
collaboration Smithsonian–Arizona partnership ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1970 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentConfiguration single-mirror telescope ⓘ
dedicated 1979 ⓘ
firstLightDate 1979 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName MMT ⓘ
MMT Observatory ⓘ
hasAperture 6.5-metre primary mirror ⓘ
hasInstrument MMT spectrographs ⓘ
imaging cameras ⓘ
multi-object spectrographs ⓘ
influenced design of later large telescopes ⓘ
knownFor early use of active optics concepts ⓘ
pioneering multiple-mirror design ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona ⓘ
Santa Rita Mountains ⓘ
locatedNear Amado, Arizona ⓘ
locatedOn Mount Hopkins ⓘ
mountType altazimuth mount ⓘ
notableFor transition from six-mirror to single-mirror design ⓘ
observatoryCode 696 ⓘ
operatedBy Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
University of Arizona ⓘ
originalConfiguration multiple-mirror telescope ⓘ
originalDesignApertureEquivalent 4.5-metre effective aperture ⓘ
originalMirrorCount 6 ⓘ
originalMirrorDiameter 1.8 metres ⓘ
partOf Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory ⓘ
primaryMirrorManufacturer Mirror Lab, University of Arizona ⓘ
primaryMirrorMaterial borosilicate glass ⓘ
primaryScienceGoals galaxy evolution studies ⓘ
quasar and AGN observations ⓘ
stellar populations research ⓘ
redesignedAsSingleMirror 1990s ⓘ
scientificDiscipline astrophysics ⓘ
singleMirrorFirstLight 2000 ⓘ
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ
usedFor infrared astronomy ⓘ
optical astronomy ⓘ
wavelengthRange near-infrared ⓘ
optical ⓘ

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MMT Observatory → namedAfter → Multiple Mirror Telescope ⓘ
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory → hasTelescope → Multiple Mirror Telescope ⓘ
CfA Redshift Survey → usedInstrument → Multiple Mirror Telescope ⓘ