Kitt Peak National Observatory Mountain Information

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	Kitt Peak Mountain - Observing Information
Click on photo for summit web cameras.	Kitt Peak is located 56 miles southwest of Tucson, AZ, in the Schuk Toak District on the Tohono O'odham Nation and has a Visitor Center open daily to the public.	Attenuation of EM Waves By The Atmosphere. ( http://ewhdbks.mugu.navy.mil/absorb.gif )


Current Mountain Status Dome-opening status due to weather Kitt Peak Weather Forecast LTO reports WIYN Night Logs Know Your Observing Assistants Cell Phone Use Mountain Environment Info. and Weather Links... Kitt Peak Site Information Kitt Peak All Sky Camera (KPASCA) Outside Access Observer Information Observing Run Preparation, and Other Links... Staff Contacts for Instrument Questions Astronomer Tools and Resources Spectral Atlas Central - for comparison arcs Acknowledgements in Publications Standard Star Catalogs Available at Kitt Peak Telescopes More Tools and Useful Hints... Mountain Safety All safety pages accessible only within NOAO Kitt Peak Emergency Manual, May 2008 (PDF) 4 Meter Shutdown Safety Plan (PDF) 4 Meter Shutdown Lockout Procedures (PDF) Safety Procedures, Rules and Other Links...	Electronic Forms SERVICE - for reporting problems How to log in and use Service Kitt Peak *Observing/Telescope Log* Form Coordinate Cache Submission Form Night Lunch Request Form Kitt Peak *Observing Run Preparation* (ORP) Form (ORE) Observing Run Evaluation Form: On-line Form [preferred!] Printable Form Calendars Ephemeris for Kitt Peak (Observer's Calendar) Kitt Peak Telescope Schedules Schedule of Kitt Peak Observers 0.9m Observing Schedule Instrument Support Calendar Kitt Peak Activities Calendar WIYN Activities Calendar Observing Assistant Calendar Tech Schedules Manuals and Documentation KPNO User Handbook (March, 2003) WIYN 0.9m 2.1 Meter Observer Handbook (Observers: please read this before arriving at the mountain!) Other Manuals and Telescope/Instrument Documentation...

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