Kitt Peak National Observatory marks 60 years of public tours
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News)—Kitt Peak National Observatory will celebrate 60 years of public tours on September 27, after a ...
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This New ‘Astro Trail’ in Arizona Is Located in One of the ‘Astronomy Capitals of the World'—and Makes Stops at Observatories, State Parks, and More
In January 2025, the city added another feather to its cap when it launched a new Astro Trail, a curated collection of ...
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Year’s Strongest Meteor Shower Has Begun: When To See The Geminids At Their Best
Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, in Arizona. Is there a meteor shower tonight? The Geminids, the northern hemisphere’s ...
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The Spectrum of the Night Sky over Mount Hopkins and Kitt Peak: Changes after a Decade
Kitt Peak and Mount Hopkins, is compared to similar data obtained in 1988 at each site. The current zenith sky brightness in the range ∼3700–6700 Šis essentially identical at the two sites and is as ...