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The Dark Side.(lighting, illumination, and stargazing)(Essay)
In 1610, Galileo Galilei published a small book describing astronomical observations that he had made of the skies above Padua. His homemade telescopes had less magnifying and resolving power than most beginners' telescopes sold today, yet with them he made astonishing discoveries: that the moon has mountains and other topographical features; that Jupiter is orbited by satellites, which he called planets; and that the Milky Way is made up of individual stars. It may seem strange that this last observation could have surprised anyone, but in Galileo's time people assumed that the Milky Way must be some kind of continuous substance. It truly resembled a streak of spilled ...
- Kitt Peak's `Long Eyes' Of Science; Astronomers Flock To Arizona Citadel
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Neil Henry April 21, 1987 700+ words
...Isn't science wonderful?" At the Kitt Peak National Observatory, science advances...sift through the answers. And it is to Kitt Peak that some of the world's most brilliant...on astronomy. That's why I come to Kitt Peak. I want to know more. I want to further...
- Signals mixed on Kitt Peak facilities: Some solar closures urged, but proposals...
- Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) November 5, 2006 700+ words
...Observatory's operations in Tucson and at Kitt Peak. The long-awaited Astronomy Senior...National Solar Observatory's facilities on Kitt Peak and all operations at its Sacramento...Mexico. But the directors of NOAO, Kitt Peak National Observatory and the National...
- Kitt Peak fire peril down, but not out.
- Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) July 11, 2007 700+ words
Byline: Brady McCombs Jul. 11--KITT PEAK -- The threat to the Kitt Peak Observatory from the Alambre Fire has been greatly...miles from the nearest village and two miles from Kitt Peak. Firefighting crews have established a line of...
- Wild blaze threatens Kitt Peak: All telescopes safe Sunday; winds could further...
- Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) July 9, 2007 700+ words
...500 acres Sunday was inching closer to Kitt Peak National Observatory and churning across...consider to be sacred. As of Sunday night, Kitt Peak's 23 telescopes were safe. But flames...doesn't move as a wall of flame." At Kitt Peak -- one of the world's largest and...
- KITT PEAK OBSERVATORY A POPULAR WINDOW ON UNIVERSE FOR TOURIST S.(Local)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) February 15, 1987 700+ words
...theuniverse. Its official name is the Kitt Peak National Observatory. Its 17 telescopes...couple of years ago when an advanced Kitt Peak telescope sighted a mammoth, previously...importance of outer space, a visit to Kitt Peak is invaluable. The films and accompanying...
- Kitt Peak gives you views all the way to the heavens.
- Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) November 19, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Doug Kreutz Nov. 19--KITT PEAK -- Below you: a vast expanse of magnificent...of the Mayall 4-Meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Perched atop the...excellent place to get an overview of Kitt Peak's array of research telescopes, set...
- Victims in triple-fatal wreck near Kitt Peak all Tucsonans.
- Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) April 8, 2007 700+ words
...was seriously injured, in a head-on collision Friday near Kitt Peak. The Tohono O'odham Police Department gave this account...working to determine why Ignacio drove into oncoming traffic. Kitt Peak is about 55 miles southwest of Tucson. --Contact reporter...
- Kitt Peak Observatory to reopen to public on Sunday.
- Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) July 12, 2007 700+ words
Jul. 12--Kitt Peak Observatory will reopen to the public at 9 a.m. Sunday, an official said. The peak was closed as firefighers battled the Alambre...