The first tour each day is of the world’s largest solar telescope, the McMath-Pierce solar telescope.
We have rescheduled our ride to Kitt Peak. It will be on Saturday May 15th. This is the week after our breakfast ride.
We will meet at McDonalds @ 8:00 am., Ajo and Kinney, for coffee and whatever. We will then ride up to Kitt Peak and hopefully get a 10:00 a.m. tour of the telescope.
If you are interested in going please let Harry Barden know so he can have a head count and can coordinate a tour guide.
We will eat lunch afterwards @ Cindy Lou’s in Three Points on Ajo Rd.
If this ride goes well there are two other tours. The next one starts @ 11:30, which we could do after breakfast.
On this tour you will visit one of the early workhorses of Kitt Peak. Built in 1964, the 2.1-m telescope is still in high demand every night.
The last tour is at 1:30. We could eat lunch first then go to Kitt Peak for the last tour of the day.
This telescope has been a landmark in since 1973, and is easily visible from many points in Tucson. The 4-m is the largest optical telescope on Kitt Peak, and receives 4 times more requests for use than there are clear nights each year. From the Visitor Gallery you have a beautiful 360 degree view of Kitt Peak and surrounding landscape. Tour lasts approximately 1.5-2 hours.