On the Top of Kitt Peak

The top of Kitt Peak is a special place.

By Michael DiSpezio
Apr 15, 2005 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 6:41 AM
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Unlike the summit of most other mountains, the one on Kitt Peak ]supports a community of scientists. They are not alpine biologists, but astronomers, a mountaintop community of sky-watchers, whose tools are an assortment of telescopes. Taking advantage of the clear and unpolluted atmosphere, these scientists exploit an arsenal of telescopes to explore the universe. 

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