Editing Apache Point Observatory (section)

== History ==

The ARC was formed in 1984 with the goal of building the 3.5&nbsp;m telescope. It originally consisted of five institutions: [[New Mexico State University]], [[University of Washington]], [[University of Chicago]], [[Princeton University]], and [[Washington State University]], some of which have since withdrawn.{{cn|date=December 2021}}

Several additional organizations have joined over time: [[Johns Hopkins University]], [[University of Colorado]], [[University of Virginia]], [[Georgia State University]], [[University of Oklahoma]], [[University of Wyoming]], and [[Brigham Young University]]. Funding for the 3.5&nbsp;m and 0.5&nbsp;m telescopes comes from the consortium members, but funds for the 2.5&nbsp;m telescope come from a much wider array of sources. The 1.0&nbsp;m telescope is supported exclusively by NMSU.<ref name="2009HOLT" />

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