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Observatories in Arizona

There are 48 astronomical observatories in the state of AZ that have telescopes used for astronomy research. Some observatories are complexes that host multiple telescopes at the same site. Not all observatories may be open to the public. Please contact them for any public outreach programs. Also see astronomy clubs in AZ.

OBSERVATORY	LOCATION
Apache-Sitgreaves Observatory	Overgaard
ARO 12-m Telescope	Kitt Peak
Bok Telescope	Kitt Peak
Burrell Schmidt Telescope	Kitt Peak
Catalina Sky Survey Telescope	Mt. Lemmon
Discovery Channel Telescope	Happy Jack
FLWO 1.2m Telescope	Mt. Hopkins
Gov. Aker Observatory	Safford
Grasslands & Sabino Canyon Observatory	Tucson
HATNet	Mt. Hopkins
Hertz Submillimeter Telescope	Mt. Graham
Hiltner Telescope	Kitt Peak
Jim Loudon Observatory	Tucson
KASI Telescope	Mt. Lemmon
Kitt Peak National Observatory	Kitt Peak
KPNO 2.1-m Telescope	Kitt Peak
Large Binocular Telescope	Mt. Graham
Lowell Observatory	Flagstaff
Mayall Telescope	Kitt Peak
McGraw-Hill Telescope	Kitt Peak
McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope	Kitt Peak
Mearth-North	Mt. Hopkins
MINERVA	Mt. Hopkins
MMT Observatory	Mt. Hopkins
Mount Lemmon Observatory	Mt. Lemmon
Mt. Graham International Observatory	Mt. Graham
National Optical Astronomy Observatory	Tucson
Patterson Observatory (PO)	Sierra Vista
Philips Telescope	Mt. Lemmon
Prescott Observatory	Prescott
San Pedro Valley Observatory	Benson
SARA-North Kitt Peak	Kitt Peak
Shulman Telescope	Mt. Lemmon
Spacewatch 0.9-m Telescope	Kitt Peak
Spacewatch 1.8-m Telescope	Kitt Peak
Steward Observatory	Kitt Peak
Steward Observatory Telescope	Mt. Lemmon
Super-LOTIS	Kitt Peak
Tillinghast Telescope	Mt. Hopkins
U.S. Naval Observatory (NOFS)	Flagstaff
UMN-MLOF Telescope	Mt. Lemmon
Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope	Mt. Graham
VERITAS Array	Mt. Hopkins
Very Long Baseline Array	Kitt Peak
Whipple Observatory	Mt. Hopkins
Winer Observatory	Sonoita
WIYN 0.9-m Observatory	Kitt Peak
WIYN 3.5-m Observatory	Kitt Peak