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The MMT Observatory is an optical and infrared astronomical facility on Mount Hopkins in Arizona, within the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory site. Its telescope originally combined six 1.8-meter mirrors on a common mount, an arrangement that gave the instrument its Multi-Mirror Telescope name. In 2000 the segmented system was replaced by a single 6.5-meter primary mirror, while the established MMT name was retained for research involving spectroscopy, imaging, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
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MMT Observatory ranks #183 of 271 in the Observatory ranking, behind Lijiang Observatory, ahead of Calar Alto Observatory.
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MMT Observatory scores 6.99/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Observatory category.
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