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Kitt Peak National Observatory

Stargazing with astronomers


950 North Cherry Avenue
Highway 86 and Junction 386
Tucson, AZ
86534

Neighborhood: Far West

Phone: +1 520 318 8726
Fax: +1 520 318 8451
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Southern Arizona's clear skies are ideal to host the world's largest observatory. Located 56 miles southwest of Tucson on top of a rugged mountain range, Kitt Peak features the world's largest collection of telescopes and frequently contributes to important astronomical discoveries. The observatory is open to the public.

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Night Observation
Absolutely amazing. The night tour is very neat. It's far from everything which is a pain when t...
Reviewed by:jtittelfitz06 from Chino, CA on Apr 02 2008


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Awesome observatory!
For a long time I passed this place and wanted to see it close and look inside it. Twenty years lat...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Flippin (yes Flippin) Arkansas on Mar 04 2008


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An awsome place to have fun and learn.
The observatory was really interesting, full of animated information for children and adults alike. ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Albuquerque, NM on Jan 26 2008



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