Latest News
A Video Visit to the MMT Observatory
Jun 14, 2013
For a behind-the-scenes visit to the MMT Observatory, take a look at a video appearing in Astronomy magazine’s blog at Astronomy.com. The video was created by Jason Davis, a science journalism graduate student at the U of A.
MMT Spectroscopy
Jun 10, 2013
On June 7, R. Lunnan and collaborators from Harvard/CfA detected the optical afterglow of a distant gamma ray burst with the MMT’s Blue Channel Spectrograph only seven hours after the alert went out from the Burst Alert Telescope. More …
Supernova 2012au: First published results from MMTCam
Apr 07, 2013
A recently commissioned (Nov. 2012) capability at the MMT includes filtered imaging with MMTCam. A new publication by D. Milisavljevic (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and colleagues on the slowly-evolving supernova 2012au, includes the first published results from MMTCam. Data from MMT Blue …
Congratulations to Dr. Margaret Geller
Mar 27, 2013
Dr. Geller, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and frequent user of the MMT, has been awarded the 2013 Lilienfeld Prize from the American Physical Society (APS). You can also view her APS interview for the Prize.
MMTO is on Twitter!
Mar 14, 2013
You can now follow us on twitter! The MMTO has an account at http://twitter.com/mmtobservatory. Get daily updates on instrument changes, science results, road conditions, weather and much more.
Remote Observing at the MMTO
Feb 01, 2013
Remote observing is available at the MMT for those observers experienced with the Blue and Red Channel Spectrographs. Eleven astronomers have utilized this capability since September 2012 from a variety of locations across the country. To read more, click on …
Defending the Dark
Jan 24, 2013
A recent mini-documentary regarding light pollution in Arizona, researched and filmed by Jason Davis, a UA Master’s student studying science journalism, discusses the adverse effects on observatories along with its effects on other areas of concern as well. To …
Senior Mechanical Engineer – Closed
Jan 03, 2013
The MMTO has an opening for a Senior Mechanial Engineer (job #51966). Details and an online application can be found here.
New MMTCam Instrument
Dec 10, 2012
The MMTO is pleased to announce the arrival of the MMTCam – a sensitive optical imaging camera commissioned in November 2012 by Warren Brown of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. This instrument is mounted on the telescope with the f/5 …
Astronomy Beat
Dec 01, 2012
To keep up with interesting news in Astronomy, read the online columns found at Astronomy Beat, published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP). It’s free for ASP members. ASP membership details can be found at the link above.