UArizona Bok 2.3-meter Telescope
The Kitt Peak National Observatory is located on Kitt Peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono O'odham Nation. With over twenty optical and two radio telescopes, it is one of the largest gatherings of astronomical instruments in the northern hemisphere.
The UArizona Bok 2.3-meter Telescope was named after astronomer Bart Bok, a previous director of Steward Observatory, part of the University of Arizona. It is the largest telescope operated solely by Steward Observatory.
For scientists: More details can be found on the science page.
Bok Telescope
| Name(s) |
UArizona Bok 2.3-meter Telescope |
| Status |
Operational |
| Broad Science Goals |
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| Site |
Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, USA |
| Location Coordinates |
31° 57' 46.5"N
111° 36' 01.6"W |
| Altitude |
2071 meters (6795 feet) |
| Enclosure |
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| Type |
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| Optical Design |
Ritchey-Chretien & Cassegrain |
| Field of View |
1.5" |
| Diameter: Primary M1 |
2.3 meters |
| Material: Primary M1 |
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| Diameter: Secondary M2 |
0.6 meters |
| Material: Secondary M2 |
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| Mount |
Equatorial |
| First Light Date |
1969 |
| Adaptive Optics |
The 90Prime wide-field imager is the facility optical imaging instrument for the UArizona Bok 2.3-meter Telescope |
| Images taken with the UArizona Bok 2.3-meter Telescope |
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| Images of the UArizona Bok 2.3-meter Telescope |
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| Videos of the UArizona Bok 2.3-meter Telescope |
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| Press Releases with the UArizona Bok 2.3-meter Telescope |
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