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Steward Observatory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) The University of Arizona Steward Observatory and its associated academic division, the Department of Astronomy, form one of the finest centers for astronomical studies in the world. Steward Observatory scientists also have key roles in major space astronomy missions, including the Hubble Space Telescope and the Space Infrared Telescope Facility. Steward Observatory was officially established in 1916 through the foresight and perseverance of its first director, Andrew Ellicott Douglass, and a generous bequest made by Mrs. mgpc3.as.arizona.edu /steward.htm   (268 words)

Steward Observatory Lavinia Steward was interested in donating $60,00 to the university as a memorial to her late husband, Henry B. Steward. The observatory's director, Douglass, had been worried that the vibrations from the trains to the south of the university might interfere with the functioning of the telescope. When Steward Observatory was dedicated in April 1923, inauguration ceremonies were combined with the dedication to honor Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, the new UA President who had been hired in the fall of 1922. parentseyes.arizona.edu /studentprojects/McDonald/steward.html   (549 words)

MMT Observatory Observatory staff -- including two crew members in climbing rigs roped to the telescope building -- guided the mirror to make sure it cleared the optical support structure as it was lowered into the mirror cell. By 8:40 a.m., observatory staffs were aligning the mirror very carefully to its cell, to within an accuracy of a couple of millimeters At 10:26 a.m., the mirror cell supported the entire 10-ton weight of the glass, with the crane holding only the 7-ton lifting fixture. The UA Steward Observatory Mirror Lab in 1992 spin-cast the borosilicate "honeycomb" mirror in the lab’s enormous rotating furnace. www.xs4all.nl /~carlkop/mmt.html   (3762 words)

Steward Observatory's Catalina Facilities 'Nip and Tuck' with Aspen Fire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Buddy Powell, the associate director of Steward Observatory, said it would be at least Wednesday "before we can breathe a sigh of relief" when the fire on that part of Mount Lemmon would cease to pose a danger. Buddy Powell, the associate director of Steward Observatory, said the fire was a concern from the moment Forest Service fire crews rushed into the area last week. Steward Observatory operates several telescopes in the Santa Catalinas. uanews.org /cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/5/wa/SRStoryDetails?ArticleID=7464   (456 words)

Newswise The University of Arizona Steward Observatory Mirror Lab is about to cast a second 8.4-meter mirror for the Large Binocular Telescope, a full binocular telescope like no other telescope in the world. The UA Steward Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory will rededicate their MMT Observatory on Mount Hopkins, Ariz., on May 20. Steward Observatory astronomers used the original MMT (Multiple-Mirror Telescope), which was configured with six 1.8 meter (72-inch) mirrors, in experiments that proved the feasibility of using the sodium layer surrounding Earth to create artificial guide stars for adaptive optics for giant telescopes. www.newswise.com /articles/view?id=LBTMIRRO.UAZ   (1170 words)

LSST Observatory - News & Events - Steward Observatory Mirror Lab Awarded Contract for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope ... Steward Observatory's Mirror Lab team will create the mirror by melting borosilicate glass in a mold of hollow, hexagonal core boxes that give the mirror its strong, lightweight "honeycomb" structure. UA research units include the Steward Observatory, which operates observatory facilities on Kitt Peak, Mt. Lemmon, Mt. Hopkins, and Mt. Graham for the benefit of faculty and students at the Arizona state universities. The Steward Observatory Mirror Lab has made mirrors for the MMT, Magellan, and Large Binocular Telescope, and Steward Observatory is a partner in these projects. www.lsst.org /News/0501/050111.shtml   (1338 words)

Kitt Peak National Observatory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) is a United States astronomical observatory located on a 2,096 m (6,880 ft) peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono O'odham Nation, 88 kilometres (55 miles) southwest of Tucson. The observatory is considered to be part of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), although some of the telescopes located here, like those at the MDM Observatory, belong to other groups such as the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory. The principal instruments at KPNO are the Mayall 4 metre telescope; the WIYN 3.5 metre telescope and further 2.1 m, 1.3 m, 0.9 m, and 0.4 m reflecting telescopes. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory   (393 words)

Steward Observatory Mirror Lab - MISC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) At the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory, a team of scientists and engineers is making giant, lightweight mirrors of unprecedented power for a new generation of optical and infrared telescopes. Construction of the mold for the casting of an 8.4m F/1.14 honeycomb blank was completed in the fall of 1996. Steward Observatory's honeycomb mirrors represent the next technological leap that will allow astronomers to press even farther into space, while keeping down the cost of doing big science. mirrorlab.as.arizona.edu /MISC.php?navi=histo   (1140 words)

UA mirror lab to cast first mirror for giant Magellan telescope The University of Arizona Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory and the Carnegie Observatories of the Carnegie Institution have signed an agreement to produce the first mirror segment for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), a project of the multi-institutional GMT consortium. The eight partners in the GMT project consortium are the Carnegie Observatories, the University of Arizona, Harvard University, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Texas at Austin, and Texas A & M University. The GMT capitalizes on the technology base that UA Steward Observatory and collaborating institutions have developed for a series of current-generation large telescopes: the MMT in southern Arizona, twin Magellan telescopes in Chile, and the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham, Ariz. www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-12/uoa-uml121304.php   (848 words)

Steward Observatory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics is at the forefront of developments in adaptive optics. The infrared group built the NICMOS instrument for the Hubble Space Telescope and the MIPS instrument for the Spitzer Space Telescope. The Mirror Lab is currently building a prototype off-axis 8.4 meter mirror for the proposed Giant Magellan Telescope; the GMT design calls for 7 mirrors, 6 of them off-axis, creating an effective aperture of 21.4 meter. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steward_Observatory   (188 words)

JTL's Picture Page Kitt Peak National Observatory is located in Arizona near the city of Tucson; KPNO is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. (AURA) as part of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO). Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory is located in Chile near the city of La Serena; CTIO is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. (AURA) as part of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO). The picture on the left is a view of the 2.15-meter telescope enclosure at dusk with the Andes behind the dome; the clouds moving in are a winter storm. www.astro.northwestern.edu /~jtl/pictures.html   (1179 words)

SPACE.com -- The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical institutesin the world. Analyzing the space rocks, or training the Vatican Observatorys $3 million Arizona telescope on a distant galaxy, are both ways of gaining "a closer appreciation of the personality of the creator," he said in an interview. The church funds the observatory to the tune of about $1 million a year, leaving its operation to the Jesuits, a religious order whose "charism," or special gift to the church, is scholarship. Dedicated in 1993, the VATT uses a mostly hollow, honeycombed glass primary mirror cast in a spinning oven at the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab, beneath the University of Arizona football stadium. www.space.com /scienceastronomy/astronomy/vatican_observe_000716.html   (1485 words)

UVa Astronomical Observatories - Astronomy at UVa The Fan Mountain Observatory is operated by the University of Virginia. The observatory is used for research involving instrument development and optical imaging and spectroscopy. The Fan Mountain Observatory is open to the public twice a year, contact the Astronomy Department for details. www.astro.virginia.edu /research/observatories   (506 words)

Search The University of Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) The Deparment of Astronomy and Steward Observatory at the Universiry of Arizona. Steward Observatory Homepage · The University of Arizona Homepage... University of Arizona Steward Observatory, University of Arizona Department of Astronomy, Arizona Radio Observatory. www.arizona.edu /index/super-search.cgi?basic=steward   (140 words)

MULTIPLE MIRROR TELESCOPE (MMT) [RU 9542] - Smithsonian Videohistory Collection Hege, associate astronomer at the Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, obtained a Ph.D in nuclear physics at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1965. He taught at the University of Arizona in 1961, became an astronomer at the Steward Observatory, University of Arizona in 1970, and was appointed director of Mt. Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles in 1986. The observatory, initially known as the Mt. Hopkins Observatory, was dedicated the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory in 1981. www.si.edu /archives/ihd/videocatalog/9542.htm   (1666 words)

Tohono/Steward 12 meter Radio Telescope   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) The Steward Observatory which operates the 12 meter telescope also operates the SMTP. The observatory operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, except in the summer when high humidity stops millimeter wave science and allows maintenance to take place. This observatory is also open for educational institutions, such as K-12, colleges and other such centers for learning. t12.org /index.html   (284 words)

Steward Observatory Images of Comet Hale-Bopp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) First image: Comet Hale-Bopp in the light of CN on March 15.5 UT with the Steward Observatory 2.3-m telescope by Steve Larson and Carl Hergenrother. Second image: Comet Hale-Bopp in the light of CO+ on March 15.5 UT with the Steward Observatory 2.3-m telescope by Steve Larson and Carl Hergenrother. The banded structure in this high-pass filtered version near the nucleus is due to dust, but the complex, wavy outer structure is caused by CO+ ions being driven back into the tail by the solar wind magnetic field. www2.jpl.nasa.gov /comet/steward7.html   (156 words)

Herve Dole Home Page, University of Arizona Steward Observatory of the University of Arizona in Tucson since november 2000. We used the Infrared Space Observatory and the ISOPHOT instrument. Steward Observatory, à l'University of Arizona à Tucson depuis novembre 2000. mips.as.arizona.edu /~hdole   (464 words)

Steward Observatory The observatory of the University of Arizona, which, together with the Department of Astronomy, form one of the largest academic centers of astronomical studies in the world. The Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory has pioneered new techniques of large mirror production, including spin-casting and honeycomb mirrors, while the Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics is at the forefront of developments in adaptive optics. Recent and current construction projects within the Observatory have included making the mirrors for the Magellan Telescopes and the Large Binocular Telescope. www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/S/Steward.html   (153 words)

STEWARD OBSERVATORY PUBLIC EVENING SERIES SPRING 2007 SCHEDULE Following all talks, there will be opportunities for viewing the night sky (weather permitting) with the use of the 21-inch telescope at the Campus Station of the Observatory operated by undergraduate majors in astronomy and related sciences. All of the lectures and the use of the telescope are free of charge and open to the general public. Reflector at Steward Observatory in honor of the late Dr. Raymond E. White, Jr., UA Distinguished Professor and former host of the Public Evening Lecture Series. viking.as.arizona.edu /~taf/pubeve/pub_lect.html   (189 words)

Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position (all ranks)-UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / STEWARD OBSERVATORY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) The Department of Astronomy/Steward Observatory expects to make at least one new tenure-track or tenured faculty appointment this year and seeks applicants with superb research credentials in any area of astronomy and astrophysics. Steward Observatory is one of the world centers in observational and theoretical astronomy and astrophysics. Research at the Observatory covers nearly all areas of astronomy, from the formation of stars and planets to the evolution of the universe on the largest scales. www.aas.org /jobreg/backissues/2001/december/no12233.html   (295 words)

Handling 20 Tons of Honeycomb Mirror with a Very Gentle Touch The 6.5 meter and 8.4 meter mirrors being produced at Steward Observatory have to be lifted, turned, ground, polished, shipped and installed without exceeding 0.7 MPa (100 psi) stress in the glass. Schedule and fitting into the MMT telescope cell has required the construction of a second fixture, which was a copy of the first but trimmed to the size of the mirror. The MMT Observatory made its fixture so it could be converted with plates to a dummy mirror, which has proven invaluable in the initial cell integration, transportation and telescope tests. medusa.as.arizona.edu /lbtwww/tech/handling98.htm   (2988 words)

India Unveils World's Highest Observatory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) The Hanle telescope is located 660 feet (200 meters) higher than the Meyer-Womble Observatory, operated by the University of Denver deep in the Rocky Mountains, which until now held the distinction of being the world's highest observatory. The U.S. $8 million observatory, which became operational in the summer of 2001, is the most advanced astronomy facility in Asia. The observatory's telescope was christened the "Chandra" in honor of the India-born astrophysicist and Nobel laureate S. Chandrashekhar. news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2001/12/1227_020104indiaobs.html   (538 words)

MIRAC - a Mid-Infrared Array Camera for Astronomy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) The system has been used at Steward Observatory 2.3 meter telescope at Kitt Peak, the MMT on Mount Hopkins, the Magellan telescope on Las Campanas, and at the IRTF and UKIRT telescopes on Mauna Kea. The MIRAC camera was built as a collaborative effort among the University of Arizona Steward Observatory (William F. Hoffmann and Joseph L. Hora), the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (Giovanni G. Fazio, Lynne K. Deutsch), and the Naval Research Laboratory (K. Shivanandan). The BLINC (Bracewell Infrared Nulling Cryostat) was built by Steward Observatory (Hinz, R. Angel, N. Woolf, Hoffmann, & D. McCarthy). cfa-www.harvard.edu /~jhora/mirac   (1074 words)

Vatican Observatory Summer School 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) The Vatican Observatory is pleased to announce the 2005 Summer School in Observational Astronomy and Astrophysics, on Astrobiology: The Search for our Origins and Life Elsewhere. During the course of the school, students will also present a short paper on their research or the research of their home institution. In addition to the principal topics presented by the invited faculty, students will have the opportunity to discuss their own research with members of the faculty and with the observatory staff. clavius.as.arizona.edu /vo/R1024/VOSS2005.html   (538 words)

Lunar and Planetary Astrophotography The crater Tycho on the Moon taken from Steward Observatory's 61" f/13.5 Cassegrain Reflector on Mt. Bigelow just outside of Tucson on June 14th 1997. The crater with the prominent central peak in the center and slightly to the left is Tycho which is 54 miles wide. The crater Copernicus on the Moon taken from Steward Observatory's 61" f/13.5 Cassegrain Reflector on Mt. Bigelow just outside of Tucson on June 14th 1997. www.isomedia.com /homes/cvedeler/lunar_planetary.htm   (701 words)

General Overview of SORAL and its Personnel We also oversee the construction and operation of the 3.7-meter Undergraduate Student Radio Telescope (SRT) housed on the roof of Steward Observatory. Minimizing this absorption by building observatories at the highest and driest sites, such as Mt. Graham (Arizona), Mauna Kea (Hawaii), the Atacama desert in Chile, and the South Pole allows us to observe "windows" of partial transparency at submillimeter frequencies during periods of good weather. This technology stems from longer-wavelength radio observatories, where such receivers are used to the exclusion of all other techniques. soral.as.arizona.edu /overview.html   (1431 words)

Steward Observatory Astronomers Head Two SIRTF Science Teams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) University of Arizona astronomers will head two of six science teams that have won millions of dollars and thousands of hours observing time on the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) to be launched July 2002, NASA announced today. Steward Observatory Director Peter Strittmatter said, " Given the stiff competition, it is great to have a winning proposal at Steward Observatory. Astronomy Professor Robert C. Kennicutt of Steward Observatory has won at least $3 million and 512 hours observing time to study 75 nearby galaxies, conducting comprehensive imaging to pierce the dust that hides star formation. uanews.org /cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/wa/SRStoryDetails?ArticleID=2682   (673 words)

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