Live like an astronomer with Kitt Peak National Observatory’s Overnight Telescope Observing Program — tickets are on sale now! Check it out: noirlab.edu/public/announc… #VisitTucson 📷 KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Foott

Join us online on 15 July at 8:30 p.m. MST when ShadowtheScientists comes to Kitt Peak National Observatory! Mart Everett will be conducting Speckle Imaging with NESSI on the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope and you are invited! Register: ucsc.zoom.us/meeting/regist… 📷 : KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld

New dates added! Live like an astronomer with Kitt Peak National Observatory’s Overnight Telescope Observing Program — tickets are on sale now. kpno.noirlab.edu/tours-programs… #VisitTucson 📷KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/D. Salman

Attention #astro students! Great opportunity ⬇️

Kitt Peak National Observatory's Observing Assistant John Della Costa took this 1200 frame per second video of intense lightning over the plateau where DESI Survey is located around 5am local time this morning. Observing in monsoon season has some perks!

Happy Birthday to the late Vera C. Rubin! 🎂🎉 Her work at Kitt Peak National Observatory provided evidence for dark matter, changing our understanding of the Universe. She was a pioneer for women in science. Rubin Observatory will honor her legacy! 📷Carnegie Science

Do you want to beat the Tucson heat 🌡️☀️? Kitt Peak National Observatory will host a Perseid meteor shower watch party on 11–12 August, from 7 p.m. to midnight! Book your tickets here: fareharbor.com/embeds/book/kp… 📹 Geminids Shower: R. Sparks

Happy #FriendshipDay! 🌟 Today, we're celebrating the incredible collaborations that make our work at NOIRLab so special. With more than 70 telescopes, we love working together to discover the Universe. 🌌🔭 ✨#teamworkmakesthedreamwork

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Astronomy is not a competition, but if there was an #Olympics we’d be on the podium! 🥇🥈🥉 NOIRLab positioned amongst top-ranking institutions for scientific output with 640 refereed publications in 2023! Read more here: noirlab.edu/public/announc… 📷NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Hey there Comet Pons-Brooks! The night sky above the WIYN telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of U.S. National Science Foundation @NOIRLabastro, is adorned with Jupiter & the Pleiades. But the most impressive of all is Comet Pons-Brooks. noirlab.edu/public/images/… 📷 KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks

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📸 Happy International #PhotographyDay! 🌌 Today, we're celebrating the amazing talent of our staff and NOIRLab Ambassadors who capture the beauty of the cosmos through their lenses. Take a look at these amazing shots! Credits below ⬇️

🌕Total Lunar Eclipse Alert! 🌑The Moon crosses the sky in 2022 over Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of NOIRLab. As the Moon enters Earth's shadow, the sky dims, allowing stars to shine brighter. As the Moon re-emerges, the stars fade again. 📹:KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek

Are you interested in volunteering for Kitt Peak National Observatory? If you are service-minded, interested in astronomy, enjoy meeting people, and would like to work at one of the most scenic spots in Arizona, then consider joining the Kitt Peak Docent Program! kpno.noirlab.edu/support/

Lessons learned after La Serena School for Data Science 2024? Here you go 👇 Meeting new people, learning data science & experiencing a new culture! Until next time future colleagues! We had a blast welcoming 32 students from 🇺🇲🇨🇱🇦🇷🇪🇨 🇨🇷for 10 days in the 11th edition of LSSDS✨