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DescriptionKitt Peak National Observatory in the Quinlan Mountains, 2023.jpg |
English: As the Sun sets and its light scatters through Earth’s atmosphere, the Arizona sky glows in wondrous shades of vivid color. Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, is the perfect location to enjoy these spectacular sunsets. Arid deserts, like the Arizona-Sonoran Desert where KPNO is located, display a clearer array of colors than areas where rain and humid weather are almost daily features. When heavy particles are present in the atmosphere, like water vapor, they absorb some of the sunlight and desaturate the colors. Through dry desert air, however, sunlight can pass unobstructed as it reaches our eyes. These natural conditions are helped by the clean air and low air pollution that are due to Arizona’s sparse population. For astronomers, the torrid, cleaner air enhances their ability to capture sharper data of the visible sky once the dark sets in.This photo was taken as part of the recent NOIRLab 2022 Photo Expedition to all the NOIRLab sites. |
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Author | KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský |
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Date and time of data generation | 12:00, 18 January 2023 |
Serial number of camera | 172027002476 |
Lens used | TAMRON 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD A035 |
File change date and time | 20:40, 6 August 2022 |
Date and time of digitizing | 18:41, 22 March 2022 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop 23.4 (Windows) |
Date metadata was last modified | 20:40, 6 August 2022 |
Credit/Provider | KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský |
Source | NSF's NOIRLab |
Unique ID of original document | 170F314B049FD4E15E00738732A920EB |
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Keywords | Kitt Peak National Observatory |
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JPEG file comment | As the Sun sets and its light scatters through Earth’s atmosphere, the Arizona sky glows in wondrous shades of vivid color. Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, is the perfect location to enjoy these spectacular sunsets. Arid deserts, like the Arizona-Sonoran Desert where KPNO is located, display a clearer array of colors than areas where rain and humid weather are almost daily features. When heavy particles are present in the atmosphere, like water vapor, they absorb some of the sunlight and desaturate the colors. Through dry desert air, however, sunlight can pass unobstructed as it reaches our eyes. These natural conditions are helped by the clean air and low air pollution that are due to Arizona’s sparse population. For astronomers, the torrid, cleaner air enhances their ability to capture sharper data of the visible sky once the dark sets in. This photo was taken as part of the recent NOIRLab 2022 Photo Expedition to all the NOIRLab sites. |