Kitt Peak National Observatory

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astronomical observatory research facility

Kitt Peak National Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Arizona that hosts numerous telescopes used for studying the universe and discovering celestial objects.

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Kitt Peak National Observatory canonical 5
Kitt Peak 3
KPNO 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
research facility ⓘ
abbreviation Kitt Peak National Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: KPNO
climate semi-arid ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
elevation 2096 meters ⓘ
hasCoordinate 31.9583° N, 111.5986° W ⓘ
hasPurpose astronomical research ⓘ
education ⓘ
public outreach ⓘ
hasTelescope Burrell Schmidt Telescope ⓘ
KPNO 0.9-meter Telescope ⓘ
KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope ⓘ
Kitt Peak 0.4-meter telescope ⓘ
Kitt Peak 1.3-meter telescope ⓘ
Kitt Peak 1.6-meter telescope ⓘ
Mayall 4-meter Telescope ⓘ
McMath–Pierce Solar Telescope ⓘ
Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope ⓘ
Spacewatch ⓘ
surface form: Spacewatch telescopes

WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter Kitt Peak National Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kitt Peak Visitor Center
hostsProgram Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument ⓘ
Spacewatch ⓘ
inception 1958 ⓘ
knownFor cosmological observations ⓘ
discovery of asteroids ⓘ
discovery of comets ⓘ
galaxy surveys ⓘ
infrared astronomy ⓘ
optical astronomy ⓘ
solar astronomy ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona ⓘ
Pima County, Arizona ⓘ
Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation ⓘ
surface form: Tohono O'odham Nation
locatedOn Kitt Peak National Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kitt Peak
namedAfter Kitt Peak National Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kitt Peak
near Tucson ⓘ
surface form: Tucson, Arizona
offers nighttime observing programs ⓘ
public tours ⓘ
opened 1960 ⓘ
operatedBy NOIRLab ⓘ
National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
ownedBy National Science Foundation ⓘ
partOf NOIRLab ⓘ
National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
surface form: National Optical Astronomy Observatory system
skyQuality dark skies ⓘ

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20000 Varuna → discoverySite → Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ
Pima County, Arizona → contains → Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kitt Peak National Observatory vicinity
Geoffrey Burbidge → employer → Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ
National Optical Astronomy Observatory → operated → Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument → locatedAt → Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ
Spacewatch → usesTelescopeAt → Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ
Spacewatch → observatory → Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kitt Peak National Observatory 0.9-meter telescope
Spacewatch → locatedOn → Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kitt Peak
Kitt Peak National Observatory → locatedOn → Kitt Peak National Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kitt Peak
Kitt Peak National Observatory → namedAfter → Kitt Peak National Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kitt Peak
Kitt Peak National Observatory → abbreviation → Kitt Peak National Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: KPNO
Kitt Peak National Observatory → hasVisitorCenter → Kitt Peak National Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kitt Peak Visitor Center