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English: A full Moon is arguably the worst time to do any optical astronomy, whether it’s with a backyard telescope or at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, near Tucson, Arizona. But the full Moon does make for a spectacular view to the naked eye and in this shot beautifully illuminates the surrounding desert landscape. Taken from the west of KPNO, this image appears to show the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope eclipsing nearly half the diameter of the Moon after moonrise. The Mayall telescope is home to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). DESI, led by the US Department of Energy, is acquiring the spectra of tens of millions of galaxies and quasars to construct a 3D map that will reveal the effects of dark energy in the Universe.This image was taken before the 2022 Contreras Fire, which affected KPNO. Read more here. |
Date | 14 December 2022 (upload date) |
Source | Big Telescope, Bigger Moon |
Author | M. Hunt/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA |
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Credit/Provider | M. Hunt/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA |
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Source | NSF's NOIRLab |
Author | Matthew P. Hunt |
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Date and time of data generation | 12:00, 14 December 2022 |
JPEG file comment | A full Moon is arguably the worst time to do any optical astronomy, whether it’s with a backyard telescope or at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, near Tucson, Arizona. But the full Moon does make for a spectacular view to the naked eye and in this shot beautifully illuminates the surrounding desert landscape. Taken from close to Tucson, several tens of miles/kilometers from KPNO, this image appears to show the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope eclipsing nearly half the diameter of the Moon after moonrise. The Mayall telescope is home to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). DESI, led by the US Department of Energy, is acquiring the spectra of tens of millions of galaxies and quasars to construct a 3D map that will reveal the effects of dark energy in the Universe. This image was taken before the 2022 Contreras Fire, which affected KPNO. Read more here. |
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File change date and time | 01:40, 22 April 2022 |
Date and time of digitizing | 18:43, 17 March 2022 |
Date metadata was last modified | 01:40, 22 April 2022 |
Unique ID of original document | FA8D8FDF355B2CA2855D50935C7613FD |
Copyright status | Copyrighted |
Keywords | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope |
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950 North Cherry Ave. Tucson, AZ, 85719 USA |