WIYN Telescope, Modern optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, United States
The WIYN Telescope features a 3.5-meter Ritchey-Chrétien reflector design with sixty-six active optics actuators supporting the borosilicate primary mirror.
The telescope construction received primary funding from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Indiana University, and Yale University, leading to its establishment at Kitt Peak.
The WIYN Observatory collaborates with multiple research institutions across the United States to advance astronomical discoveries and scientific understanding.
Researchers can access multiple instruments including the One Degree Imager, NESSI infrared imaging system, and Hydra multi-object spectrograph for various astronomical observations.
The NEID spectrograph installed at WIYN searches for exoplanets by detecting small variations in stellar radial velocities caused by orbiting planets.
Location: Arizona
Part of: Kitt Peak National Observatory
Website: https://wiyn.org
GPS coordinates: 31.95750,-111.60100
Latest update: March 4, 2025 22:55
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