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