My Trip to Kitt Peak!



Why was I at Kitt Peak? I was doing research for my summer REU at SARA. Dr. Leake, Sarah McGregor, and I all flew out from Georgia to Tucson to work late at the observatory, using the 0.9-m SARA telescope atop Kitt Peak. And we saw and did lots of other exciting things too...





The SARA dome! (Please note the pink flamingos out front to welcome visitors!)



Us hard at work... (People -> L-R: Me, Vanessa, Roger, Jim Webb, and Sarah.)


Seeing Many Other Telescopes...


Us visiting the WIYN 3.5-meter telescope.


I am oh so impressed with the WIYN.


Up close and personal with the world's largest Solar Telescope.


Sarah and I at the "helm" of the Solar Telescope.


Me making friends with the 4-meter telescope.


Sarah and Dr. Leake (and Hal !) seeing the cage of the 4-meter.


The catwalk of the 4-meter was VERY high!!


Me holding tight on the catwalk of the 4-meter.


Some pages of interest:

The official Kitt Peak page is here.
Official SARA observatory page.