Harlan J. Smith Telescope

Harlan J. Smith Telescope
Alternative names2.7m Harlan J Smith Telescope Edit this at Wikidata
Named afterHarlan James Smith Edit this on Wikidata
Part ofMcDonald Observatory Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s)Jeff Davis County, Texas
Coordinates30°40′18″N 104°01′19″W / 30.6718°N 104.022°W / 30.6718; -104.022 Edit this at Wikidata
Telescope styleoptical telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter107 in (2.7 m) Edit this at Wikidata
Websitemcdonaldobservatory.org/research/telescopes/HJSmith Edit this at Wikidata
Harlan J. Smith Telescope is located in the United States
Harlan J. Smith Telescope
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Dome at dusk
The 2.7-meter Harlan J. Smith Telescope of the McDonald Observatory (US) is used to point a laser beam to a reflector stationed on the surface of the Moon.

The Harlan J. Smith Telescope is a 107-inch (2.7 m) telescope located at the McDonald Observatory, in Texas, in the United States. This telescope is one of several research telescopes that are part of the University of Texas at Austin observatory perched on Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains of west Texas. The telescope was completed in 1968 with substantial NASA assistance, and is named after Harlan James Smith, the first Texas director of McDonald Observatory. Smith was the Observatory Director for 26 years.