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Cover 1 Title Page, Copyright 2 Contents 6 List of Illustrations 10 Preface 12 List of Abbreviations 16 Introduction 20 Palomar Observatory: North San Diego County, California 24 Kitt Peak National Observatory: Land of the Tohono O￢ﾀﾙodham Nation, near Tucson, Arizona 46 Lowell Observatory: Flagstaff, Arizona 68 Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory: Amado, Arizona 90 National Radio Astronomy Observatory Very Large Array: Socorro, New Mexico 112 The Observatories of Sacramento Peak: Sunspot, New Mexico 130 McDonald Observatory: Fort Davis, Texas 154 Mount Graham International Observatory: Safford, Arizona 170 Acknowledgments 180 For Further Reading 182 Illustration Credits 184 Index 186 Publisher:University of Arizona Press,Published:2009,ISBN:9780816536689,Related ISBN:9780816526413,Language:English,OCLC:1016777870 With its clear skies and low humidity, the southwestern United States is an astronomer’s paradise where observatories like Kitt Peak have redefined the art of skywatching. The region is unique in its loose federation of like-minded research outposts and in the quantity and diversity of its observatories—places captured in this unique guidebook. Douglas Isbell and Stephen St
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- Author
- Isbell, Douglas; Strom, Stephen E.
- Publisher
- The University of Arizona Press
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780816526413
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Western, History