Contacts & Travel
NOIRLab COVID-19 precautions for visitors
NOIRLab allows public visitors as well as visitors for scientific, technical, and administrative collaboration to its sites.
- COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters are mandatory for all public visitors above 5 years of age, who will show their ID and vaccine cards/Mobility Passes to their hosts or the receptionist upon arrival.
- If needed, Scientific, technical, and administrative visitors can be exempted from the vaccination requirement, but must then mask and socially distance themselves from others while inside at NOIRLab.
- All visitors will fill out a form attesting they, and anyone in their party, has no symptoms (e.g. during public visits reservations, or for other visitors, please sign in with the receptionist upon arrival and then again upon departure).
These requirements will continue until AURA no longer requires proof of vaccination for staff.
All visitors will, in addition, accept the NOIRLab/AURA Code of Conduct.
For public visits information see our Visiting NOIRLab page.
Staff can be contacted by email using first.lastname@noirlab.edu. See also the Listing of All Research Scientists and Astronomers at NOIRLab.
| Locations | Address | Phone | Coordinates | Travel Information | |
| NOIRLab Headquarters | 950 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA | General: +1 520 318 8000 CSDC: +1 520 318 8407 |
32°13’59.77″ N 110°56’52.024″ W | General Queries: info@noirlab.edu Communication with user community: usercomms@noirlab.edu User Support: csdc@noirlab.edu ctio@noirlab.edu gemini@noirlab.edu kpno@noirlab.edu contact@lsst.org Visits: visits@noirlab.edu Website: web@noirlab.edu |
Travel to NOIRLab Headquarters |
| Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory Summit | Cerro Tololo, Vicuña, Región de Coquimbo, Chile | +56 51 220 5200 | 30.169 S 70.804 W |
General Queries: info@noirlab.edu User Support: ctio@noirlab.edu Visits: visits@noirlab.edu |
Travel Information Cerro Tololo - Chile |
| Gemini North Hilo Base Facility | 670 N A’ohoku Place Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, USA |
+1 808 974 2500 | General Queries: info@noirlab.edu User Support: gemini@noirlab.edu Visits: visits@noirlab.edu |
Travel to Gemini North Hilo Base Facility | |
| Gemini North Summit | Mauna Kea Access Rd, Hilo, HI 96720, USA | +1 808 974 2500 | 19°49’25.7″ N 155°28’08.6″ W |
General Queries: info@noirlab.edu User Support: gemini@noirlab.edu Visits: visits@noirlab.edu |
Travel Information Gemini North Maunakea - Hawai‘i |
| NOIRLab Chile–AURA Recinto | Recinto de AURA Avda Juan Cisternas 1500, La Serena, Chile |
Gemini: Rubin Construction +56 51 220 5800 |
29°55’00.1″ S 71°14’29.0″ W |
General Queries: info@noirlab.edu User Support: gemini@noirlab.edu ctio@noirlab.edu contact@lsst.org Visits: visits@noirlab.edu |
Travel to AURA Recinto |
| Gemini South Summit | Cerro Pachón, Vicuña, Región de Coquimbo, Chile | +56 51 220 5700 | 30.240138 S 70.734371 W |
General Queries: info@noirlab.edu User Support: gemini@noirlab.edu Visits: visits@noirlab.edu |
Travel Information Cerro Pachón - Chile |
| Kitt Peak National Observatory | Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, AZ 85634, USA | KPNO Director’s Office: +1 520 318 8279 User Support: +1 520 318 8135 Visitor Center: +1 520 318 8726 |
31°57’36.288″ N 111°35’53.411″ W | Media Queries: User Support: |
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| Rubin Observatory Construction Arizona | 950 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA | +1 520 881 2626 | 32°14’00.7″ N 110°56’52.1″ W |
contact@lsst.org | Travel to NOIRLab HQ |
| Rubin Observatory Construction Summit | Cerro Pachón, Vicuña, Región de Coquimbo, Chile | +56 51 220 5800 | 30°14’41.0″ S 70°44’58.0″ W |
contact@lsst.org | Travel Information Cerro Pachón - Chile |