Departmental Overview
The Departmental Overview gives a concise description of the many programs and capabilities within the Department of Astonomy and Steward Observatory.
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Departmental Overview: Complete Report (3.4 MB)
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Table of Contents
Education & Outreach
Department of Astronomy
Center for Astronomy Education (CAE)
Astronomy Camp / Mt. Lemmon Science Center
Interdisciplinary Programs
Theoretical Astrophysics Program (TAP)
Astrobiology Center (LAPLACE)
Optical / Infrared Facilities
Catalina Facilities (Mt. Lemmon)
Kitt Peak Facilities
MMT Observatory
Magellan Telescopes
Large Binocular Telescope (LBT)
Next Generation Telescopes
Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT)
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)
Radio Facilities
Arizona Radio Observatory (ARO)
Laboratories
Astrochemistry/Spectroscopy Laboratory
Steward Observatory Radio Astronomy Laboratory (SORAL)
Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory (SOML)
Imaging Technology Laboratory (ITL)
Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics (CAAO)
Infrared Detector Laboratory
Space-Based Astronomy
Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS)
Multiband Imaging Photometer for the Spitzer Telescope (MIPS)
NIRCam: Near-Infrared Camera and Wavefront Sensor for JWST