Aurora Above Kitt Peak National Observatory

Aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, as seen from the U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab. The telescope in the center is the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, on which DESI is mounted.

Credit:

DESI Collaboration/DOE/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/L. Tyas

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Type:Photographic
Release date:March 19, 2025, 3 p.m.
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