Kitt Peak National Observatory Beneath Star Trails
March 19, 2025
Credit:
DESI Collaboration/DOE/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/L. Tyas
The U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab, beneath streaking star trails, created by long-exposure photography. The tallest telescope seen is the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, on which DESI is mounted.