Also, Kitt Peak hosted the first telescope, which was operated by ... that it has a large light-collecting area with a 3.8-meter-diameter [12.5 feet] primary mirror of a Ritchey-Chretien optical ...

What: The Kitt Peak National Observatory is accepting reservations for a few select nights of stargazing on the WIYN 0.9-meter (36-inch) research telescope. Built in 1962, the telescope was one of ...

The road to the top of Kitt Peak remains closed to the public more than year after a wildfire damaged parts of the highway. The Arizona Department of Transportation is still replacing the ...