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Kitt Peak Observatory
Caption:
A view of Kitt Peak Observatory, located near Tucson, Arizona.
Important: Use of this image is restricted. Please see “Restrictions” (below) for complete information.
More about this Image
The observing facilities of KPNO are on Kitt Peak, a 2,089-meter mountain 90 kilometers southwest of Tucson, AZ. KPNO includes the 3.5-meter WIYN telescope, the 4-meter Mayall telescope, and a 2.1-meter general-purpose reflector. Numerous other telescopes operated by universities or private consortia are also tenants on Kitt Peak. A full complement of state-of-the-art spectroscopic and imaging instrumentation is available for use on these telescopes.
Kitt Peak is one of several observatories that make up the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO), a national center for research in ground-based optical and infrared astronomy, supported by National Science Foundation.
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Credit: |
National Science Foundation |
Decade of Image: |
1980 - 1989 |
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Categories:
ASTRONOMY / Observatories
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Warning: This image can only be used for private, educational, and non-profit purposes. Permission to use in any commercial vehicle, or in any for-profit manner is strictly prohibited.
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