Kitt Peak
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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
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