Opens profile photo
Follow
Click to Follow KittPeakNatObs
Kitt Peak National Observatory
@KittPeakNatObs
Kitt Peak National Observatory, a program of NSF’s , is a state-of-the-art astronomy research facility with 30+ telescopes.
Tucson, AZnoirlab.edu/public/program…Joined December 2010

Kitt Peak National Observatory’s Tweets

Great opportunity ⬇️🔭
Quote Tweet
We are #hiring a Science Intern to carry out research on #browndwarfs and cold stars.The intern will help operate an online #citizenscience project called Backyard Worlds:Cool Neighbors an extension of the existing Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project #AAS241 bit.ly/3jWr6L3
Image
8
This is an amazing opportunity! #astrotwitter ⬇️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️
Quote Tweet
We are so excited to start the application process for #LaSerenaSchoolforDataScience 2023! We're back this year to host it on-site in La Serena, 🇨🇱! If you are an undergrad student in final years or a grad student in early years, this program is for you! lssds.aura-astronomy.org/winter_school/
LS School for Data Science promotion poster 2023
6
Happy 60th #anniversary to all our colleagues at . Congrats!
Quote Tweet
Happy 60th Anniversary to @cerrotololo 🎉 In 1958, Professor Federico Rutllant of the @uchile suggested the idea of a world-class cooperative observatory in Chile. Various surveys led to Cerro Tololo, where CTIO now stands! noirlab.edu/public/es/blog 📷: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Construction on Cerro Tololo in 1963
1
21
Amazing Image of the Week! ⬇️ 😍
Quote Tweet
The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at @KittPeakNatObs, a Program of @NOIRLabAstro, is seen here at moonrise. The #telescope was the largest on Earth for a long time and featured a flat mirror called a heliostat. 📷: KPNO/NOIRLab/AURA/NSF/P. Marenfeld noirlab.edu/public/es/imag
The upper portion of the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at KPNO, is seen here at moonrise in a partially cloudy sky.
14