Latest News
Work completed on Mt Hopkins Road
Aug 01, 2011
The guardrail work that was being done this summer is finished and the road is open. There are no more road closures.
Work resumes on July 25 on Mt Hopkins Road
Jul 25, 2011
Installation of additional guardrails will resume on Monday, July 25 by SMR on Mt. Hopkins Road around the 5 km area. Work will be done during weekdays.
Mt. Hopkins Road will be OPEN during the following times:
Before 6:30 a.m.
Mt Hopkins Road re-opened
Jul 11, 2011
The Forest Service re-opened Mt Hopkins Road on July 12 for public use to km 13. Fire restrictions are still in place: no smoking, charcoal grills, firearms, etc. Work on guardrail installation near km 5 is planned to resume …
Fire Procedure Update
Jun 24, 2011
Per the Nogales District Forest Service Fire Chief, Shane Lyman, effective immediately, if a fire breaks out on or near Mt. Hopkins, observers and staff should evacuate immediately from the mountain. If a fire occurs on the road between the …
Forest Service update on Mt. Hopkins Rd.
Jun 07, 2011
Starting on Thursday morning, June 9, the guardrail work on Mt. Hopkins Road will be suspended until further notice and the road will be open normal hours only to staff and Observatory users. Due to the extremely dry conditions and …
Light Pollution
May 23, 2011
To read a New York Times article on light pollution in Southern Arizona and the effect on the MMT Observatory and other Whipple observatories, click here.
MMT in the news
May 08, 2011
To read an article from Sky and Telescope magazine about the MMT and other southern Arizona observatories, click here.
September – December 2010 Trimonthly Summary Report
Mar 31, 2011
The MMT Trimonthly Summary Report for September – December 2010 can be found here.
It can also be viewed, along with other MMT publications, by clicking on the tab, “About the MMT”, and looking under “Publications”.
Re-aluminization of MMT’s Primary Mirror
Mar 01, 2011
With much consideration of all factors involved; including but not exclusively, science impact, cost, resources, it has been decided by the MMTO’s Director with input from the MMT Council members that the MMT’s primary mirror will be re-aluminized during the …
Principal Engineer Position
Feb 21, 2011
The MMTO is looking for a new Principal Engineer to join us. Details and online application can be found here.