NOIRLab noirlab2026: Restart of Limited NOIRLab Operations at Kitt Peak, Cerro Pachón and Cerro Tololo — Timelines conditional on engineering work and weather. NOIRLab is pleased to announce that limited science operations are being re-established at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona and at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Gemini South, and SOAR facilities in Chile after suspension on 18 March 2020 due …

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Restart of Limited NOIRLab Operations at Kitt Peak, Cerro Pachón and Cerro Tololo
12 Oct. 2020 — NOIRLab Organization Release noirlab2026

NOIRLab is pleased to announce that limited science operations are being re-established at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona and at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Gemini South, and SOAR facilities in Chile after suspension on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The release, images and videos are available on:
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2026/

Kind regards,
NOIRLab Communications, Education & Engagement
12 Oct. 2020




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