Kitt Peak National Observatory Beneath Star Trails (noirlab2512ae), by DESI Collaboration/DOE/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/L. Tyas, 19 March 2025 (upload date)
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Kitt Peak National Observatory Beneath Star Trails (noirlab2512ae)

DESI Collaboration/DOE/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/L. Tyas

19 March 2025 (upload date)

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Kitt Peak National Observatory Beneath Star Trails
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The U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab, beneath streaking star trails, created by long-exposure photography. The tallest telescope seen is the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, on which DESI is mounted.