National Optical Astronomy Observatory

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The National Optical Astronomy Observatory was a U.S. national research center that operated major ground-based optical and infrared telescopes and facilities for the astronomical community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
research organization ⓘ
abbreviation NOAO ⓘ
acronymExpansion National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dissolutionYear 2019 ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
fundedBy National Science Foundation ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona ⓘ
locationHeadquarters Tucson, Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Tucson
mergedInto NOIRLab ⓘ
mission to enable forefront research in astronomy and astrophysics ⓘ
to provide state-of-the-art ground-based optical and infrared facilities to the astronomical community ⓘ
operated Blanco 4-meter Telescope ⓘ
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Gemini Observatory (in partnership) ⓘ
linked to: Gemini Observatory

Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ
Mayall 4-meter Telescope ⓘ
National Solar Observatory (historically, in part) ⓘ
SOAR Telescope (in partnership) ⓘ
linked to: SOAR Telescope

WIYN Observatory (in partnership) ⓘ
various smaller optical telescopes ⓘ
operatedBy National Science Foundation ⓘ
operatedDuring 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
operationalDomain ground-based astronomy ⓘ
parentOrganization Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
primaryDiscipline infrared astronomy ⓘ
optical astronomy ⓘ
provided community access to major ground-based telescopes ⓘ
data archives for optical and infrared astronomy ⓘ
education and public outreach programs ⓘ
instrumentation development for telescopes ⓘ
user support for visiting astronomers ⓘ
reorganizedInto NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory ⓘ
linked to: NOIRLab
scope international collaborations ⓘ
national ⓘ
servedCommunity U.S. astronomical community ⓘ
international astronomical community ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
supported instrumentation research and development ⓘ
observational astronomy research ⓘ
survey projects in optical and infrared bands ⓘ
telescopeType infrared telescopes ⓘ
optical telescopes ⓘ
type national research center ⓘ

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SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope → associatedWith → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
NOIRLab → operates → Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ
linked to: National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Dark Energy Survey → hostObservatoryOperator → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope → operatedBy → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
SMARTS Consortium → associatedWith → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
National Optical Astronomy Observatory → abbreviation → NOAO ⓘ
linked to: National Optical Astronomy Observatory
National Optical Astronomy Observatory → operated → National Solar Observatory (historically, in part) ⓘ
linked to: National Optical Astronomy Observatory
National Optical Astronomy Observatory → operated → WIYN Observatory (in partnership) ⓘ
linked to: National Optical Astronomy Observatory
National Optical Astronomy Observatory → acronymExpansion → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
SMARTS 1.0m Telescope → affiliation → National Optical Astronomy Observatory (through CTIO site) ⓘ
linked to: National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Curtis Schmidt Telescope → operator → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
DECam Legacy Survey → hostInstitution → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
Víctor Manuel Blanco → workInstitution → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
Kitt Peak National Observatory → operatedBy → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
Kitt Peak National Observatory → partOf → National Optical Astronomy Observatory system ⓘ
linked to: National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope → partner → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
Mayall 4-meter Telescope → operatedBy → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
Nicholas B. Suntzeff → hasEmployer → National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ