Podcaster: Rob Sparks. Guest: Peter McMachon
Title: Visiting Kitt Peak National Observatory
Organization: NOIRLab
Links: https://www.facebook.com/NOIRLabAstro ; https://www.instagram.com/noirlabastro/ ; https://www.youtube.com/noirlabastro ; @NOIRLabAstro
Kitt Peak Visitor Center: https://kpno.noirlab.edu/plan-your-visit/
Description:
Kitt Peak National Observatory is located about 55 miles southwest of Tucson on the land of the Tohono O’odham Nation. Kitt Peak hosts over two dozen optical telescopes and two radio telescopes. The public is welcome to visit and has a variety of daytime telescope tours and night time observing programs to choose from. In this podcast, Kitt Peak Visitor Center Director Peter McMahon describes the various programs available to visitors at Kitt Peak and preview some of the upcoming experiences that are in the planning stages.
Bio: Rob Sparks is in the Communications, Education and Engagement group at NSF’s NOIRLab in Tucson, Arizona
Peter McMachon is the Kitt Peak Visitor Center Director.
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