Harlan J. Smith Telescope

Harlan J. Smith Telescope
Alternative names	2.7m Harlan J Smith Telescope
Named after	Harlan James Smith
Part of	McDonald Observatory
Location(s)	Jeff Davis County, Texas
Coordinates	30°40′18″N 104°01′19″W / 30.6718°N 104.022°W
Telescope style	optical telescope
Diameter	107 in (2.7 m)
Website	mcdonaldobservatory.org/research/telescopes/HJSmith
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The Harlan J. Smith Telescope is a 107-inch (2.7 m) telescope located at the McDonald Observatory, in Texas, in the United States. This telescope is one of several research telescopes that are part of the University of Texas at Austin observatory perched on Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains of west Texas. The telescope was completed in 1968 with substantial NASA assistance, and is named after Harlan James Smith, the first Texas director of McDonald Observatory. Smith was the Observatory Director for 26 years.