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  1. Kitt Peak National Observatory
    Kitt Peak National ObservatoryObservatory in Arizona
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  2. General information

    Kitt Peak was selected by its first director, Aden B. Meinel, in 1958 as the site for a national observatory under contract with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and was administered by the Association of Universitie… See more

    History

    The Kitt Peak National Observatory of the United States was dedicated on March 16, 1960. At the dedication a 36-inch telescope and various facilities were ready. Construction was underway for the then planned 8… See more

    Notable discoveries

    In 1976 the Mayall Telescope was used to discover methane ice on Pluto.
    The 90 cm Spacewatch telescope was used to discover the Kuiper belt body, 20000 Varuna in the year 2000. This was discovered … See more

    Climate

    Due to its high elevation, the observatory experiences a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with a much cooler and wetter climate throughout the year than most of the Sonoran Desert. See more

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