The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is an American astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; it is their largest field installation outside of their main site in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is located near Amado, Arizona on the summit, a ridge and at the foot of Mount Hopkins.
Research activities include imaging and spectroscopy of extragalactic, stellar, solar system and extra-solar bodies, as well as gamma-ray and cosmic-ray astronomy.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Lawrence_Whipple_Observatory
Phone +1 520 670 5707
Address 670 Mount Hopkins Road, Amado, AZ 85645, USA
Coordinates 31°40'52.746" N -110°52'43.148" E
