@inproceedings{2e2441f05fb9498b80cdb756774f96d3,
title = "The 6.5-m MMT Telescope: Status and plans for the future",
abstract = "The MMT Observatory, a joint venture of the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Arizona, operates the 6.5-m MMT telescope on the summit of Mount Hopkins approximately 45 miles south of Tucson, AZ. The upgraded telescope has been in routine operation for nearly difteen years and, as such, is a very reliable and productive general purpose astronomical instrument. The telescope can be configured with one of three secondary mirrors that feed more than ten instruments at the Cassegrain focus. In this paper we provide an overview of the telescope, its current capabilities, and its performance. We will review the existing suite of instruments and their different modes of operation. We will describe some of the general operations challenges and strategies for the Observatory. Finally, we will discuss plans for the near-Term future including technical upgrades, new instrumentation and routine queue operation of MMIRS and Binospec.",
keywords = "MMTO, Observatory operations",
author = "Williams, {G. Grant} and R. Ortiz and W. Goble and Gibson, {J. D.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VI ; Conference date: 26-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2233777",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Marshall, {Heather K.} and Hall, {Helen J.} and Roberto Gilmozzi",
booktitle = "Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VI",
}