The Telescopio InfraRosso del GOrnergrat (TIRGO) is located on the northern tower of the Kulm Hotel at Gornergrat (3135 m altitude) near Zermatt . It is a 1.5m Cassegrain telescope with a wobbling secondary and optimized for infrared observations. The telescope and related instrumentation is run by the Istituto di Radioastronomia (IRA - C.N.R.), sezione di Firenze (former CAISMI) , with the assistance of the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri and the Dipartimento di Astronomia e Scienza dello Spazio of the University of Florence.

External Links

Gornergrat Infrared Telescope (TIRGO) on the internet