This guide provides a comprehensive tour of the famous Kitt Peak telescopes and an introduction to the important research accomplished with them. For more than 45 years, astronomers have used the telescopes at Kitt Peak National Observatories (KPNO) to make many remarkable discoveries about the Universe. KPNO supports the most diverse collection of astronomical observatories on Earth for nighttime optical and infrared astronomy and daytime study of the sun. It is currently the most visited astronomical observatory site in the world, including over 50,000 visitors a year from all 50 states and over 51 countries. With over twenty optical and radio telescopes, the site reveals to visitors modern astronomy's great diversity. Leslie Sage is a Senior Editor at Nature magazine and Research Associate, Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland. ^lGail Aschenbrener is a Public Affairs Officer, USDA Forest Service
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"...chock full of facts...an excellent guide to anyone planning a trip to Kitt Peak." Stardust
"This guide provides a comprehensive tour of the famous Kitt Peak telescopes and an introduction to the important research accomplished with them." Astronomical Society of the Pacific
"This guide provides a comprehensive tour of the famous Kitt Peak telescopes and an introduction to the important research accomplished with them." Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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For more than 40 years, astronomers have used the telescopes at Kitt Peak to make many remarkable discoveries about the Universe. Today, it is the most visited astronomical observatory site in the world. With over twenty telescopes of different types and sizes, the site gives visitors an indication of the great diversity of modern astronomy. This guide gives a comprehensive tour of the Kitt Peak telescopes, and introduces some of the important science that is done with them.
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Kitt Peak's telescopes may be your incentive to plan a visit, but there are lots of other things to know and see. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Kitt Peak's telescopes may be your incentive to plan a visit, but there are lots of other things to know and see. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vacuum telescope, automated telescope, solar telescope, equatorial mount, telescope dome, national observatory, main mirror, primary mirror, observing programs, adaptive optics, observing time Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kitt Peak, Visitor Center, National Science Foundation, Tohono O'odham, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Steward Observatory, Coyote Mountains, Baboquivari Peak, United States, Milky Way, New Mexico, University of Arizona, Very Long Baseline Array, Mauna Kea, National Solar Observatory, Patrick Seitzer, Big Bang, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Baboquivari Mountains, Comobabi Mountains, Desert Southwest, Quinlan Mountains, Santa Rita Mountains, Virgin Islands New!
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- The First Three Minutes: A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe by Steven Weinberg on page 70, and Back Matter
- A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking on page 70, and Back Matter
- The Solar System (with AceAstronomy™, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card) by Michael A. Seeds on page 29
- Radio Astronomy (CSIRO research for Australia) by Tim Anderson in Back Matter
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Book of Answers by David Wentworth Lazaroff in Back Matter
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