Kitt Peak, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona paperweight

1/4 inch diameter
Cast in fine pewter
Felt backing
With soft fleece pouch
In clear-vinyl covered box

PLACE NAME: Kitt Peak
ELEVATION: 6875 ft.
COORDINATES: N31° 57 50 W111° 35 57
LOCATION: Arizona, USA
MARKERSLEUTH PHOTO CONTRIBUTOR: No Station Found; Original Artwork

The mission of the National Observatories is to advance United States astronomy. Following a three-year survey that involved more than 150 sites, Kitt Peak was selected in 1958 as the site for the first National Observatory. Today, it the home of the worlds largest collection of optical telescopes. Located high above the Sonoran Desert on the Tohono Oodham Reservation, Kitt Peak presently has twenty-five telescopes, including two radio telescopes and offers astronomers some of the finest observing to be found in the world.
The National Science Foundation signed a lease in October of 1958 with the Tribal Council of the Tohono Oodham Nation for use of 200 acres of the mounta

• Product Number: GSU_PW_KITT
• Reference Product Number: 2306136M
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• Map format: - None -
• Map type: Accessories - Other Accessories
• Geographical region: United States
• Geographical subregion: Arizona