Mount Hopkins Observatory

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see Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory.

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Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory - astronomical observatory located 35 mi (56 km) S of Tucson, Ariz., at an altitude of 8,500 ft (2,590 m). It is operated jointly by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Univ. of Arizona. F...