Kitt Peak |
Road to Kitt Peak (All photographs by Roy A. Tucker) |
At the gates of the Observatory! |
Birds-eye view of the domes on the peak |
The Steward Observatory's Bok 2.3 meter telecope in the foreground and the mighty KPNO Mayall 4-meter telescope dome in the background. |
The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak is the largest solar instrument in the world today. (Note: Thats me at the lower right of the image) |
The WIYN Telescope (3.5-meter) is the latest telescope on Kitt Peak. It is jointly operated by University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Yale University and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories. |
The 1.8 meter Spacewatch II telescope. This is the largest telescope in the world dedicated for full-time NEA survey. |
The 1.8 meter Spacewatch II telescope. This is the largest telescope in the world dedicated for full-time NEA survey. The telescope operates in drift-scan mode silimar to MOTESS. |
Dr. Jeffrey Larsen, the Principal Research Specialist at Spacewatch explains the operations of the telescope. |
Me, Mayall and Bok |
Roy, Me, Mayall and Bok |