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English: From the ground of the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, the Wisconsin-Indiana-Yale-NOIRLab (WIYN) 3.5-meter Telescope seemingly eyes the Milky Way as it spills from the horizon. A reddish airglow, a natural phenomenon, colors the horizon as well. KPNO is located in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono O'odham Nation and this clear viewof part of the Milky Way’s galactic plane shows the favorable conditions in this environment that are needed to view faint celestial objects. These conditions, that include low levels of light pollution, a sky darker than a magnitude of 20, and dry atmospheric conditions, have allowed researchersin the WIYN Consortium to pursue observations of galaxies, nebulas, and exoplanets as well as many other astronomical targets using the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope and its sibling telescope the WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope.
Español: Desde el suelo del Observatorio Nacional Kitt Peak (KPNO), un Programa de NOIRLab de NSF, el Telescopio de 3,5 metros Wisconsin-Indiana-Yale-NOIRLab (WIYN) parece observar a la Vía Láctea derramándose sobre el horizonte. Además, una luminiscencia atmosférica o airglow rojizo, un fenómeno natural, colorea el horizonte. KPNO se ubica en el Desierto de Arizona-Sonora en la Nación Tohono O'odham. Esta clara visión parcial del plano galáctico de la Vía Láctea se debe a las condiciones favorables que este ambiente posee y que son necesarias para observar objetos celestes tenues. Estas condiciones, que incluyen bajos niveles de contaminación lumínica, un cielo más oscuro que una magnitud de 20, y condiciones atmosféricas secas, han permitido que los investigadores del Consorcio WIYN observen sin problemas galaxias, nebulosas y exoplanetas, así como muchos otros objetos astronómicos utilizando el Telescopio WIYN de 3,5 metros y su telescopio hermano el WIYN de 0,9 metros. |
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| Source | https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2206a/ |
| Author | KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks |
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