MDM Observatory

Michigan-Dartmouth-MIT Observatory

MDM Hiltner 2.4 m Telescope
Alternative names	MDM Observatory
Organization	Columbia University Dartmouth College Ohio State University Ohio University University of Michigan
Observatory code	697
Location	Kitt Peak, Arizona, US
Coordinates	31°57′06″N 111°36′58″W / 31.9517°N 111.616°W / 31.9517; -111.616
Telescopes	Hiltner 2.4m Telescope McGraw-Hill Telescope
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The MDM Observatory (Michigan-Dartmouth-MIT Observatory; obs. code: 697) is an optical astronomical observatory located adjacent to Kitt Peak National Observatory on Kitt Peak, west of Tucson, Arizona, in the United States. It is owned and operated by the University of Michigan, Dartmouth College, Ohio State University, Columbia University, and Ohio University. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was also part of the operating consortium in the past.

It has two reflecting telescopes, the 2.4-meter (95 inches aperture Hiltner Telescope (since 1986), used for galactic surveys, and the 1.3-meter (50 inch diameter aperture) McGraw–Hill Telescope (since 1975), which was originally located near Ann Arbor, Michigan.^[1]