Traversing the Solar System and Beyond

For the last sixteen years, I’ve had the privilege of operating the two largest telescopes at Kitt Peak National Observatory, the Mayall 4-meter telescope and the WIYN 3.5-meter telescope. For those who have never visited, Kitt Peak is a virtual village on a mountaintop devoted to astronomy. Not only are there telescopes, but there’s housing for staff and visiting astronomers, food service and infrastructure support for the facilities. There’s also a visitor center that runs tours of the site du...