52 relations: Anderson Mesa, Anderson Mesa Station, Arne Henden, Astrogeology Research Program, Astrometry, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Charon (moon), Comet Holmes, December 1966, DFM Engineering, Flagstaff, Flagstaff station (disambiguation), Flagstaff, Arizona, George Willis Ritchey, Interstate 40 in Arizona, Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand, Light pollution, List of acronyms: U, List of astronomical interferometers at visible and infrared wavelengths, List of astronomical observatories, List of large optical telescopes, List of largest optical telescopes historically, List of largest optical telescopes in the 20th century, List of minor planets: 10001–11000, List of minor planets: 1001–2000, List of minor planets: 239001–240000, List of minor planets: 26001–27000, List of minor planets: 27001–28000, List of observatory codes, Lowell Observatory, MarsDial, Meridian circle, Navy Precision Optical Interferometer, Navy Region Southwest, New Horizons, Ritchey–Chrétien telescope, Sharpless catalog, Star catalogue, Stewart Sharpless, Timeline of Arizona, Timeline of United States discoveries, Tyler Nordgren, United States Naval Observatory, Urat, 1450 Raimonda, 1930 Lucifer, 243 Ida, 2606 Odessa, 5175 Ables, 5951 Alicemonet, ..., 59P/Kearns–Kwee, 63P/Wild. Expand index (2 more) »
Anderson Mesa
Anderson Mesa (Navajo: Hosh Dikʼání) is an approximately 5-long-mesa located at, 20 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona, east of Lake Mary and north of Mormon Lake, in Coconino County.
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Anderson Mesa Station
Anderson Mesa Station is an astronomical observatory established in 1959 as a dark-sky observing site for Lowell Observatory.
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Arne Henden
Arne Henden is an American observational astronomer, instrument and software specialist, and co-discoverer of a minor planet.
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Astrogeology Research Program
The Astrogeology Research Program is a program of the United States Geological Survey concerned with the study of planetary geology and planetary cartography.
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Astrometry
Astrometry is the branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies.
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Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
The Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) is an astronomical observatory located on Cerro Tololo in the Coquimbo Region of northern Chile, with additional facilities located on Cerro Pachón about to the southeast.
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Charon (moon)
Charon, also known as (134340) Pluto I, is the largest of the five known natural satellites of the dwarf planet Pluto.
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Comet Holmes
Comet Holmes (official designation: 17P/Holmes) is a periodic comet in the Solar System, discovered by the British amateur astronomer Edwin Holmes on November 6, 1892.
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December 1966
The following events occurred in December 1966.
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DFM Engineering
DFM Engineering is an American telescope and optics manufacturer founded in 1979 by Frank Melsheimer in Longmont, Colorado.
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Flagstaff
A flagstaff is a staff for displaying a flag; see Flagpole.
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Flagstaff station (disambiguation)
Flagstaff is an Amtrak station in Arizona.
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Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff is a city in and the county seat of Coconino County in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States.
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George Willis Ritchey
George Willis Ritchey (December 31, 1864 – November 4, 1945) was an American optician and telescope maker and astronomer born at Tuppers Plains, Ohio.
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Interstate 40 in Arizona
Interstate 40 (I-40) is an east–west Interstate Highway that has a section in the U.S. state of Arizona, connecting sections in California and New Mexico.
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Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand
Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand (27 February 1907 – 31 October 2000) was a Danish astronomer who worked in Denmark and the United States He was Scientific Director of the U.S. Naval Observatory from 1963 to 1977.
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Light pollution
Light pollution, also known as photopollution, is the presence of anthropogenic light in the night environment.
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List of acronyms: U
(Main list of acronyms).
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List of astronomical interferometers at visible and infrared wavelengths
Here is a list of currently existing astronomical optical interferometers (i.e. operating from visible to mid-infrared wavelengths), and some parameters describing their performance.
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List of astronomical observatories
This is a list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location.
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List of large optical telescopes
This is a list of large optical reflecting telescopes.
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List of largest optical telescopes historically
Telescope have grown in size since they first appeared around 1608.
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List of largest optical telescopes in the 20th century
The following is a list of the largest optical telescopes in the 20th century, paying special attention to the diameter of the mirror or lens of the telescope's objective, or aperture.
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List of minor planets: 10001–11000
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List of minor planets: 1001–2000
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List of minor planets: 239001–240000
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List of minor planets: 26001–27000
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List of minor planets: 27001–28000
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List of observatory codes
This is a list of observatory codes, or IAU codes, with their corresponding astronomical observatories.
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Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States.
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MarsDial
The MarsDial is a sundial that was devised for missions to Mars.
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Meridian circle
The meridian circle is an instrument for timing of the passage of stars across the local meridian, an event known as a culmination, while at the same time measuring their angular distance from the nadir.
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Navy Precision Optical Interferometer
The Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI) is an American astronomical interferometer, with the world's largest baselines, operated by the Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (NOFS) in collaboration with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Lowell Observatory.
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Navy Region Southwest
Navy Region Southwest is one of eleven current naval regions responsible to Commander, Navy Installations Command for the operation and management of Naval shore installations in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico.
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New Horizons
New Horizons is an interplanetary space probe that was launched as a part of NASA's New Frontiers program.
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Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
A Ritchey–Chrétien telescope (RCT or simply RC) is a specialized variant of the Cassegrain telescope that has a hyperbolic primary mirror and a hyperbolic secondary mirror designed to eliminate off-axis optical errors (coma).
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Sharpless catalog
The Sharpless catalog is a list of 313 HII regions (emission nebulae), intended to be comprehensive north of declination −27°.
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Star catalogue
A star catalogue (Commonwealth English) or star catalog (American English), is an astronomical catalogue that lists stars.
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Stewart Sharpless
Stewart Sharpless (March 29, 1926 – January 19, 2013) was an American astronomer who carried out fundamental work on the structure of the Milky Way galaxy.
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Timeline of Arizona
The following is a timeline of the history of the area which today comprises the U.S. state of Arizona.
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Timeline of United States discoveries
Timeline of United States discoveries encompasses the breakthroughs of human thought and knowledge of new scientific findings, phenomena, places, things, and what was previously unknown to exist.
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Tyler Nordgren
Tyler Eugene Nordgren (November 18, 1969) is an astronomer and professor of physics at the University of Redlands.
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United States Naval Observatory
The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is one of the oldest scientific agencies in the United States, with a primary mission to produce Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) for the United States Navy and the United States Department of Defense.
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Urat
Urat may refer to.
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1450 Raimonda
1450 Raimonda, provisional designation, is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers in diameter.
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1930 Lucifer
1930 Lucifer, provisional designation, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 34 kilometers in diameter.
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243 Ida
243 Ida is an asteroid in the Koronis family of the asteroid belt.
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2606 Odessa
2606 Odessa, provisional designation, is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter.
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5175 Ables
5175 Ables, provisional designation, is a bright Hungaria asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter.
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5951 Alicemonet
5951 Alicemonet, provisional designation, is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter.
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59P/Kearns–Kwee
59P/Kearns–Kwee is a periodic comet in the Solar System with a current orbital period of 9.52 years.
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63P/Wild
63P/Wild is a periodic comet in the Solar System with a current orbital period of 13.21 years.
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Redirects here:
NOFS, US Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Observatory_Flagstaff_Station