WIYN

The WIYN 3.5-m telescope is a Ritchey-Chrétien telescope with an altitude-azimuth mount. It saw first light (produced its first astronomical image) in 1994... The small, lightweight enclosure is well ventilated to follow nighttime ambient temperature. Instruments attached to the telescope allow WIYN to gather data and capture vivid astronomical images routinely of sub-arc second quality. The excellent image quality can be seen in images in the NOIRLab Image Gallery... The WIYN Observatory is a ground-breaking facility with a 3.5-meter telescope atop Kitt Peak National Observatory in Southern Arizona. It is owned and operated by the WIYN Consortium, which consists of the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, NSF's NOIRLab (National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Labroratory) (formerly NOAO), Pennsylvania State University, the University of California at Irvine and Purdue University. This partnership between public and private universities and NOIRLab was the first of its..

Also known as: WIYN Consortium

Primary location: Tucson United States