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Stars and the Milky Way Wheel over the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope

May 21, 2025

Credit:

KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks

Stars and the Milky Way rotate in this timelapse video captured at the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. At one point the largest solar telescope in the world, the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope was decommissioned in 2017 and is being converted to the NOIRLab Windows on the Universe Center for Astronomy Outreach.

About the Video

Id: 2025_04_03-McMath-Pierce-TLS-Rob-CC1
Duration: 32 seconds