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Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
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Alternative namesThe Mount Hopkins Observatory Edit this at Wikidata
Named afterFred Lawrence Whipple Edit this on Wikidata
Observatory code G91, 696 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationMount Hopkins, Amado, Mount Hopkins, US
Coordinates31°40′52″N 110°52′41″W / 31.6811°N 110.878°W / 31.6811; -110.878
Altitude2,606 m (8,550 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Established1968 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitelinmax.sao.arizona.edu/help/FLWO/whipple.html Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
MMT Observatory6.5 m reflector
Telescope1.5 m reflector
Telescope1.2 m reflector
PAIRITEL (V07; Chile)1.3 m reflector
MINERVA0.7m 5 telescopes
VERITAS12 m 4-telescope array
HATNet telescopesoptical refractor
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is located in the United States
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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.

Research activities include imaging and spectroscopy of extragalactic, stellar, solar system and extra-solar bodies, as well as gamma-ray and cosmic-ray astronomy.

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