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Kitt Peak National Observatory

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kitt Peak National Observatory astronomical observatory located southwest of Tucson, Ariz.; it was founded in 1958 under contract with the National Science Foundation and is administered by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. Its principal instrument is the Mayall 158-in. (4-m) reflector. The observatory's equipment also includes 84-in. (2.1 m), 50-in. (1.3-m), 36-in. (0.9-m), and 16-in. (0.4-m) reflecting telescopes as well as a planned 3.5-m telescope. Used for wide angle photographs and electronic images of the sky, the Burrell Schmidt telescope is operated jointly... Read more
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) An...x2009;m on Kitt Peak in the Quinlan...Also on Kitt Peak are two telescopes of the National Solar Observatory , originally...moved to Kitt Peak in 1979...dish of the National Radio Astronomy ... Read more
Kitt Peak
6,875 ft (2,095 m) high, on the Papago reservation in the Quinlan Mts., S Ariz., SW of Tucson. It is the site of Kitt Peak National Observatory . Read more

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