Author:

Williams, J. T  Search this

Subject:

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory  Search this

Mt. Hopkins Observatory  Search this

Multiple Mirror Telescope Observatory  Search this

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Field stations  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Exterior

Place:

Arizona

Date:

c. 1977

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

Featured in the Smithsonian Torch 77-9, September 1977.

Summary:

The exterior, sporting a new outer skin of metal siding, of the facility housing the Multiple-Mirror Telescope (MMT) at Mount Hopkins Observatory, now known as the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, in southern Arizona. The MMT is a joint project between the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the University of Arizona.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 2, Folder: September 1977

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Astronomy  Search this

Astrophysics  Search this

Observatories  Search this

Observing (field) stations  Search this

Standard number:

SIA2011-0726 and 94-2869

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_8741