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NOIRLab noirlab2423: Kitt Peak Visitor Center Marks 60 Years of Sharing the Wonder of Our Night Sky — Guests welcomed at 1964 prices to celebrate six decades of daytime tours, nighttime programs and astronomy outreach and education. Today Kitt Peak Visitor Center celebrated 60 years of greeting visitors to the U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory. Since opening in 1964, the Visitor Center has welcomed more than two million guests to the mountain in its …

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Kitt Peak Visitor Center Marks 60 Years of Sharing the Wonder of Our Night Sky

27 Sept. 2024 — NOIRLab Organization Release noirlab2423

Today Kitt Peak Visitor Center celebrated 60 years of greeting visitors to the U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory. Since opening in 1964, the Visitor Center has welcomed more than two million guests to the mountain in its mission to inspire a sense of wonder and awe about the Universe through exhibits, daytime tours and nighttime public programs.

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27 Sept. 2024

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New Public and Education Programs Starting at Kitt Peak National Observatory — Lots to look forward to at Kitt Peak with two nighttime programs being brought back by popular demand plus field trips for Tohono O’odham Nation and Tucson Schools

27 Sept. 2024

Join us at the U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a program of NSF NOIRLab, for two unforgettable nighttime experiences brought back by popular demand: the Magnificent …