On November 24, 2009, the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab was featured on the front page of the Los Angeles Times in an article entitled "The Universe's Past, in Close-up" about the construction of next-generation super-telescopes. In the above image, Buddy Martin (left) and Dean Ketelsen (right) inspect a mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope. (Credit: Ray Bertram / Steward Observatory).
Recent Discoveries
The Planetary System around HR8799 Has Been Imaged with the AO System on the MMT
Using the adaptive optics system on the MMT, Professor Phil Hinz has directly imaged the planetary system around the star HR 8799 at a wavelenth of 3.8 µm.
Newsletters
The Spring 2010 edition of the Steward Observatory Electronic Newsletter is available here:
Earlier editions of the Steward Observatory Newsletter are also available by following the link:
In the News
Recently published news articles featuring the Astronomy Department and Steward Observatory.
Videos
Video files featuring Astronomy at the University of Arizona.
Faculty Position
The Department of Astronomy/Steward Observatory anticipates filling at least one tenure-track faculty position.
Bok Fellowship
The Department of Astronomy/Steward Observatory is soliciting applications for The Bart J. Bok Fellowship in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
view list of previous Bok Fellows
Highlights
The University of Arizona is in the process of reorganization. The white paper giving the consensus view of the faculty of the Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory can be found here:
Tours of the Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory are being offered to the general public. For information about these and other astronomically related tours see: