SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope

The Small and Moderate Aperture Research Telescope System (SMARTS) Consortium operates four small telescopes on Cerro Tololo in Chile. Membership in SMARTS is open to individuals or institutions, including international partners.

The SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope was used for the 2-micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS), which was an astronomical survey of the whole sky in the infrared, before SMARTS took over its operation in 2001 following the survey’s completion. The SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope was closed in late August 2019.

For scientists: More details can be found on the science page.