Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
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The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is an American astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO); it is their largest field installation outside of their main site in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is located near Amado, Arizona on the summit, a ridge and at the foot of Mount Hopkins.
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Alternative names | The Mount Hopkins Observatory | ||||||||||||||
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Named after | Fred Lawrence Whipple | ||||||||||||||
Observatory code | G91, 696 | ||||||||||||||
Location | Mount Hopkins, Amado, Mount Hopkins, US | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°40′52″N 110°52′41″W | ||||||||||||||
Altitude | 2,606 m (8,550 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
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Research activities include imaging and spectroscopy of extragalactic, stellar, solar system and extra-solar bodies, as well as gamma-ray and cosmic-ray astronomy.