Mount Graham International Observatory (MGIO)


-The Mount Graham International Observatory (MGIO) is a division of Steward Observatory, the research arm for the University of Arizona's Department of Astronomy
-Located in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona, near Mount Graham, and is part of the Coronado National Forest
-The MGIO's base camp is at the eastern base of Mount Graham, six miles south of Safford
-The MGIO consists of three telescopes ...
-Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT): Used for imaging and photometric work, including discovering MACHOs in the Andromeda Galaxy
-Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter (Radio) Telescope of the Arizona Radio Observatory: A radio telescope
-Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI), which connects two 8-meter class telescopes to create the world's largest single-mount telescope ... the LBTI is designed to study planets and stars outside our solar system