urn:nasa:pds:context:facility:observatory.kpno-mcmath-pierce-solar 1.0 1.13.0.0 Product_Context McMath Solar Telescope The facility was renamed in 1992 to McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope 2020-07-28 1.0 Created from information at https://www.nso.edu/telescopes/legacy-telescopes-2/ and https://www.noao.edu/kpno/. urn:nasa:pds:context:telescope:kpno-mcmath-pierce-solar.main_1m61 facility_to_telescope McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope Facility Observatory

Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, Arizona 85634

United States The McMath Pierce facility at Kitt Peak, Arizona is part of the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) and is operated by the National Solar Observatory (NSO) since 2016, after many years of operation under the National Science Foundation (NSF). The facility consists of three telescopes: the Main, the East Auxiliary and the West Auxiliary. Each are fed by a flat heliostat mirror mounted on the unusually shaped, triangular tower. Operations run from 1963-present. Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, AZ 85634. (520)318-8000