AZ/Astronomy/MGIO - the Mount Graham International Observatory
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MGIO - the Mount Graham International Observatory
Mount Graham International Observatory was conceived in the early 1980s. Two telescopes, the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope and the Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope, were dedicated in 1993. The Large Binocular Telescope was dedicated in 2004 and is expected to be in full operation in 2009.
MGIO is a division of Steward Observatory , the research arm for the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona . Scientific researchers from around the world make use of the MGIO facilities. We serve this community, operating and maintaining facilities at the remote observing site located in the Pinaleño Mountains in southeast Arizona. This area is a part of the Coronado National Forest -- administered by the Safford Ranger District, U.S. Forest Service. Our office, the Base Camp, is located at the eastern base of Mt. Graham, six miles south of Safford, Arizona.
