Nicholas Ulrich Mayall (May 9, 1906 – January 5, 1993) was an American observational astronomer. After obtaining his doctorate from the University of California...
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The Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, also known as the Mayall 4-meter Telescope, is a four-meter (158 inches) reflector telescope located at the Kitt Peak...
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that remains of a dwarf galaxy consumed by Andromeda. Mayall II is named after Nicholas U. Mayall, who, with Olin J. Eggen, discovered it in 1953. SKHB...
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singer John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813–1901), British photographer Margaret Mayall (1902–1995), American astronomer Nicholas U. Mayall (1906–1993), American...
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after surviving the Contreras fire in 2022. DESI installed on the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory A section of the...
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American astronomer Nicholas U. Mayall of the Lick Observatory on 13 March 1940, using the Crossley reflector. When first discovered, Mayall's Object was described...
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1958, and its largest telescope, the 4-meter Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, was dedicated in 1973. The Mayall played a key role in the discovery of dark...
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see Osa (handgun) Sun-4m, a model of Sun-4 workstation Mayall 4m telescope, see Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope Meade 4M Community, an astronomy awareness...
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DCT". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2018-01-06. "The Mayall 4-Meter Telescope". Noao.edu. February 27, 1973. Retrieved August 19, 2009...
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under a perpetual agreement. The second director (1960 to 1971) was Nicholas U. Mayall. In 1982, NOAO was formed to consolidate the management of three optical...
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unparalleled detail. The new instrument was installed on the retrofitted Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in 2019. The five-year...
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Hydra has been operating since 1990. It was originally located at the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope before being moved to WIYN in 1994. In 2021, Hydra received...
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Mandel". Retrieved 10 March 2017. Osterbrock, Donald E. (1996), "Nicholas Ulrich Mayall, May 9, 1906 – January 5, 1993" (PDF), Biographical Memoirs, vol...
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studies. Speckle interferometric observations carried out with the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory during 1982–84 failed...
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Redshifts and magnitudes of extragalactic nebulae by Milton L. Humason, Nicholas U. Mayall, Allan Sandage 1936 Catalogue of Galaxy Redshifts: The Apparent Radial...
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Observatory – DCT status". Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. "The Mayall 4-Meter Telescope". Noao.edu. February 27, 1973. Retrieved August 19, 2009...
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Telescope. May 22, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2019. Mayall, Nicholas Ulrich (1970). "Nicholas U. Mayall". In Stone, Irving (ed.). There was light: Autobiography...
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by Arnold Klemola at the Lick Observatory and named in honor of Nicholas U. Mayall (1906–1993), director of the Kitt Peak National Observatory during...
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Patancheru, India, 12:55 UTC Long exposure of the eclipse above the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope in Tucson, Arizona Shown below is a table displaying details...
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Telescope (Blanco 4m) was completed in 1974 and is very similar to the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope that was completed at KPNO in 1973. Testing of the telescope...
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the atmosphere appeared in 1976. Infrared photometry by the 4-meter Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope revealed methane ice on Pluto's surface, which must sublimate...
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Sh 2-140 Nebula Sh 2-140 as imaged by the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope Observation data: J2000.0 epoch Right ascension 22 19 21.46 Declination 63° 14'...
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Hammond Wright, promoted Wyse and fellow Lick observer assistant Nicholas U. Mayall to the staff as assistant astronomers. The two men were good friends...
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seventh satellites (moons) of Jupiter. 1940: Mayall's Object was discovered by American astronomer Nicholas U. Mayall of the Lick Observatory on 13 March 1940...
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Online. Retrieved July 12, 2022. Bruce Lambert (January 11, 1993). "Nicholas U. Mayall, 86, Leader Of Studies on Nature of Universe". The New York Times...
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telescope Lick Observatory 120 inch 305 cm 1283 m (4209 ft) 1959 Nicholas U. Mayall C. Donald Shane 3 Harlan J. Smith Telescope McDonald Observatory 107...
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observed on the night of 17 April 1999, by astronomers using the 4-meter Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. Five additional...
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Telescopes". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-08-19. "The Mayall 4-Meter Telescope". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved...
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discovered by Fritz Zwicky on 9 August 1937. NGC 1003 taken from the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. List of NGC objects (1001–2000)...
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NGC 3198 NGC 3198 imaged by the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation Ursa Major Right ascension 10h 19m 55.0022s Declination...
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