Kitt Peak Observatory Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory NOAO System Science Center
DESI Project Delivers Major Optical Elements
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) project has delivered major optical elements to Arizona Optical Science and L3-Brashear for figuring and polishing. Above is an image of the largest corrector lens, C1 measuring 1.15m in diameter. The homogeneity of the fused silica glass came in at an astounding 1ppm (exceeding the 3ppm spec). DESI will be conducted on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory starting in 2018.
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NOAO sponsored meetings “Tools for Astronomical Big Data” & “DECam Community Science Workshop”, taking place March 9-11, 2015, are open for registration. -
Smashing Results About Our Nearby Galactic Neighbors
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NOAO’s Lori Allen is featured in an article in Symmetry Magazine for her work on Near Earth Asteroids using the Dark Energy Camera and the Blanco 4-m at CTIO.
DECam’s nearby discoveries -
Compact Galaxy Groups Reveal Details of Their Close Encounters. NOAO Press Release 14-08 -
NOAO Staff on team receiving the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
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Astronomy magazine editor Dave Eicher visited the Blanco:
“Our host for a behind-the-scenes tour was Kadur Flores-Murillo, and he took exceptional care of us …” -
Infant Solar System Shows Signs of Windy Weather
NOAO Press release 14-07
NOAO is the national center for ground-based nighttime astronomy in the United States and is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. If you would like information about solar astronomy, visit the National Solar Observatory. If you would like information about radio astronomy, visit the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.