It's at the Mount Graham Int'l Observatory in Arizona, where Vatican astronomers observe 'deep space'. Mount Graham International Observatory 1480 W. Swift Trail Safford, AZ 85546. The observatory houses the Alice P. Lennon Gregorian telescope with an f/1 reflective mirror. Vatican owns the most powerful telescope in the world. One has to ask themselves, “Why?” One particular telescope is called L.U.C.I.F.E.R. Telephone from Safford Vicinity: (928) 428-2739 Telephone from Tucson: (520) 621-8650 Fax: (928) 428-2854 Page 2 of 25 The neighboring Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope, or VATT, is manned by Jesuit astronomers. The Vatican maintains an observatory on Mt. An odd situation surrounding this observatory is its association with the Vatican. There are a number of organizations, including the Jesuits who use the Thomas J. Bannan Astrophysics Facility which house the telescope; together which make up the VATT complex. Graham in southwestern Arizona. Under his leadership the Vatican Observatory Research Group was established at the University of Arizona and in collaboration with the University he made possible the construction of the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope, with the world’s first spin-cast mirror, on Mt. George Coyne was director of both the Vatican Observatory and the UA astronomy department and helped launch the Mt. (McLeod, Corbin) From the beginning of the Vatican Observatory project to today the existence of observatory and its location on Mount Graham has been a … This includes Dr. Christopher Corbally, Vice Director for the Vatican Observatory Research Group on Mt. Another group installed a telescope it nicknamed Lucifer. The Vatican owns some of the world’s most powerful telescopes. In a twist of irony, lucifer’s neighbors are atholic Jesuits at the Vatican’s observatory on Mount Graham. The Vatican Observatory does not own each piece of equipment, nor can it give official names or nicknames to things it does not own. SUBSCRIBE NOW $3 for 3 months. The Mount Graham International Observatory was funded not only by the University of Arizona, but also international scientists and astronomers from Italy, Germany and the Vatican. The Vatican did not name a telescope “Lucifer.” The Vatican Observatory shares space (no pun intended) with other organizations and groups. Graham. located at the Mount Graham Observatory and is an acronym for “Large Binocular Telescope Near-infrared Utility with Camera and Integral Field Unit for Extragalactic Research”. Exo-Vaticana Findings About the Vatican's UFO Connection. In a peculiar twist, Horn also said he spoke with a Jesuit at the Vatican Vatican's search for extraterrestrial life goes back centuries. Graham telescope project. To conduct their research, Vatican astronomers are using a German-owned telescope at the Mount Graham International Observatory which uses the acronym LUCIFER to shorten a very long name. (Mount Graham, seen from U.S. 191, south of Safford, Ariz. Photo by Ben Lund / CC BY-SA 2.0.)