National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO)

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National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO) are a group of astronomy research centers funded by the United States government. The NOAO consists of three observatories. The observatories are Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona; Cerro-Tololo Inter-American Observatory in northern Chile; and the National Solar Observatory in Arizona and New Mexico.

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