Completed in 1962 in United States. Completed in 1962, the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope designed by SOM is a classic example of great architecture built for a very specific purpose. It ...

McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope, built in 1962, west of Tucson, AZ., is the largest solar telescope in the world. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star 2013/ Facebook ...

The FTS was built between 1971 and 1976, and it was used at NSO's McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak through 2001. In addition to solar and atmospheric physics, the instrument also ...

McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope, built in 1962, west of Tucson, AZ., is the largest solar telescope in the world. Photo taken Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star ...

PR Newswire REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Sept. 1, 2015 REDONDO BEACH, Calif. , Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) engineers and ...

Elsewhere, the National Solar Observatory is scaling down operations at its huge McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope on Kitt Peak, Ariz., and its Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope on Sacramento Peak, N.M.

For many decades, the McMath-Pierce telescope was the largest solar telescope in the world, standing at 110 feet tall (33 meters), with a 26-foot-diameter (8 m) platform.

For many decades, the McMath-Pierce telescope was the largest solar telescope in the world, standing at 110 feet tall (33 meters), with a 26-foot-diameter (8 m) platform.