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Observer Information

Proposing to Observe

Telescopes and Instruments Available for Scheduling

How to Apply for Observing Time

Staff Contacts for Instrument Questions

Tools for Computing Observing Information

Observing Run Preparation - Useful Information

Checklist in Preparation for a Kitt Peak Observing Run

Kitt Peak Observing Run Preparation (ORP) Form

Coordinate Cache Submission Form

Help for Cache Submission Form Error Messages.

2.1m observers note: telescope operators are not provided.
Please read the 2.1m Observer's Handbook prior to your run.

CCD and IR Detector Characteristics

Filter Information

CCD Imaging Options

Imaging Exposure Time Calculator

Spectroscopic Capabilities

Spectroscopic Exposure Time Calculator

Standard Star Catalogs Available at Kitt Peak Telescopes

Kitt Peak Transportation Shuttle Information

NOAO Application for government Motor Vehicle Operator's Identification Card

Route Map from Tucson to Kitt Peak

Map of Kitt Peak Sumitt

During Your Observing Run

Kitt Peak Mountain - Observing Information...

SERVICE - web form for reporting problems

Kitt Peak Weather Forecast

Ephemeris for Kitt Peak (Observers Calendar)

After Your Observing Run

Please Complete the Following Forms

Kitt Peak Observing/Telescope Log Form

Kitt Peak Observing Run Evaluation On-line (ORE) Form

Documentation

KPNO User Handbook (March, 2003)

Telescope and Instrument Documentation

Other Manuals and Telescope/Instrument Documentation ...

Schedules and Calendars

Telescope Schedules

Schedule of Kitt Peak Observers

Kitt Peak Instrument Support Calendar

0.9m Observing Schedule

Kitt Peak Facilities

WIYN Observatory Website

Instrument News

NEWFIRM proposal fast facts

CCD Mosaic News

Collaborations Improve Capabilities of KPNO

Seeing at the 4-meter (Newsletter article.)

General User Information

Acknowledgements in Publications

The Spectrum of the Night Sky Over Mount Hopkins and Kitt Peak: Changes After a Decade by P. Massey and C. Foltz (2000 Publ. Astr. Soc. Pacific, 112, 566)
[Courtesy of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific]

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