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Kitt Peak National Observatory Visitor Center

Kitt Peak National Observatory Visitor Center is the public starting point on the Tohono O'odham Nation mountaintop campus. Exhibits and trained docents introduce the site's optical and radio observatories before scheduled daytime tours of major historic telescopes and evening programmes that use dedicated visitor instruments for guided observing under the desert sky.

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Name
Kitt Peak National Observatory Visitor Center
Region
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Type
visitor_center

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Description
Kitt Peak National Observatory Visitor Center is the public starting point on the Tohono O'odham Nation mountaintop campus. Exhibits and trained docents introduce the site's optical and radio observatories before scheduled daytime tours of major historic telescopes and evening programmes that use dedicated visitor instruments for guided observing under the desert sky.
Latitude
31.9600654
Location
Longitude
-111.598052
Operational Status
operational
Ownership
government

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Creation Time
July 29, 2026 at 09:22:19 UTC
Updated Time
July 29, 2026 at 09:22:19 UTC