• Introduction
• Information and Rates
• AOP Image Gallery
  • Solar System
  • Diffuse Nebulae
  • Galaxies
  • Planetary Nebulae
  • Star Clusters
  • Super Novae Remnants
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Resources and Equipment
• Available Dates
• Preparation
• Remote Observing
• AOP Visitor Info
• Contributors
• AOP Staff
• KPNO Observer’s Calendars
• Nightly Observing Program

The Advanced Observing Program is a public program in which participants use the high-tech resources of the Kitt Peak Visitor Center Observatories to explore the Universe. Don’t miss our images!

New CCD Images!

• IC 5067
• Orion Nebula
• M 1

Quick Rate Info

• $550/night, up to 2 people
• $90/night/person, room and board, single occupancy
• $75/night/person, double occupancy

Solar System

Asteroids	C/2001 Q4	C/2002 T7
C/2004 Q2	Mars	Jupiter
Jupiter and moons	Saturn	Neptune
Copernicus	Moon Mosaic	Comet Ikeya-Zhang
Solar Eclipse	Uranus	Venus

The National Optical Astronomy Observatory is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Inc. under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation.

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