McMath Solar Telescope

The shapes of Arizona's two big astronomic eyes at Kitt Peak are identified outwardly as the McMath Solar Telescope, below, and the Mayall 4 meter (158 inches) Telescope, right. The McMath Solar Telescope is the largest of its kind in the world. The slanting shaft installation parallels the earth's polar axis at 32.5°, thus allowing the electrically driven heliostat to follow the sun and keep its image immovably centered. The 4 meter Mayall Telescope is the second largest and most advanced device of its type in the United States.