Kitt
Peak National Observatory
By:
Ruth Leach
The Kitt Peak National Observatory is
amazing for looking at the cosmos at night. It is located in Tohono O’odham,
Arizona. It opened in 1958. The
purpose of Kitt Peak is it has the world’s largest collection of optical
telescopes. Daily there are tours that are guilded by staff. Kitt Peak is famous
for hosting the first telescope (an old 91 in reflector) used to search for near
earth astroids. Each night, the Kitt Peak visitors got to a program, which
allows the visitors to go in the late afternoon to look at the cosmos. So if you
are visiting Arizona you might want to visit Kitt
Peak.
Peak National Observatory
By:
Ruth Leach
The Kitt Peak National Observatory is
amazing for looking at the cosmos at night. It is located in Tohono O’odham,
Arizona. It opened in 1958. The
purpose of Kitt Peak is it has the world’s largest collection of optical
telescopes. Daily there are tours that are guilded by staff. Kitt Peak is famous
for hosting the first telescope (an old 91 in reflector) used to search for near
earth astroids. Each night, the Kitt Peak visitors got to a program, which
allows the visitors to go in the late afternoon to look at the cosmos. So if you
are visiting Arizona you might want to visit Kitt
Peak.