Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope
The SOAR Telescope is a partnership between the Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações (MCTIC) of the Federal Republic of Brazil, the U.S. National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), (funded by the United States National Science Foundation), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), and Michigan State University (MSU).