McDonald Observatory - Telescopes

Telescopes

Currently, the observatory operates four research telescopes at its West Texas site:

• 9.2 m (360 in) Hobby-Eberly Telescope on Mt. Fowlkes
• 2.7 m (110 in) Harlan J. Smith Telescope on Mt. Locke
• 2.1 m (83 in) Otto Struve Telescope on Mt. Locke
• 0.8 m (31 in) large format imaging telescope on Mt. Locke

A 0.9 m (35 in) telescope, formerly used for research, is now used for visitor programs.