Ohio State buys into Arizona telescope franchise

17 Jun 2002

Ohio State University officials have begun negotiations to become partners in two major observatories, one of which will house the world's largest telescope on a single mount. Ohio State intends to buy a one-eighth share in the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) now being built now on Mount Graham in southern Arizona. The university also wants to become a partner in the Michigan-Dartmouth-MIT (MDM) Observatory located at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. The deal would give Ohio State faculty and students access to the three modern telescopes.