NOIRLab noirlab2122: Construction Begins on the NOIRLab Windows on the Universe Center for Astronomy Outreach — Kitt Peak National Observatory’s McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope will transform into an outreach facility unlike any other. What was once the largest solar observatory in the world is now undergoing a transformation to become a one-of-a-kind facility for sharing the wonders of astronomy with people around the globe. Construction work has started to recast the McMath-Pierce Solar ...

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Construction Begins on the NOIRLab Windows on the Universe Center for Astronomy Outreach — Kitt Peak National Observatory’s McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope will transform into an outreach facility unlike any other
18 Aug. 2021 — NOIRLab Organization Release noirlab2122

What was once the largest solar observatory in the world is now undergoing a transformation to become a one-of-a-kind facility for sharing the wonders of astronomy with people around the globe. Construction work has started to recast the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope facility at Kitt Peak National Observatory into the NOIRLab Windows on the Universe Center for Astronomy Outreach.

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https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2122/

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18 Aug. 2021




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