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Burrell Schmidt Telescope

“Warner and Swasey Observatory”

Observatory in Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tohono O’odham Nation Reservation, Sonoran Desert near Haivana Nakya, AZ

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The 24-inch Burrell Schmidt Telescope was originally built in 1939 by Warner & Swasey Company of Cleveland, Ohio and was housed at the Taylor Road facility.[6] It is currently housed at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. The telescope recently had its optics upgraded with a very wide field of view CCD array, which is much more sensitive than the photographic plates. It is the instrument used today by the Case astronomers.

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