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VISITING THE OBSERVATORIES The National Solar Observatory at Sacramento Peak welcomes visitors during the daytime. The observatory lies in New Mexico at the southern end of NM Scenic Byway 6563, about 18 miles (by car) south of Cloudcroft (on NM 82), and 40 miles southeast (by car) from Alamogordo (on NM 70 and 54), in the village of Sunspot. For more info see: Sac Peak directions There is a separate, nighttime observatory Apache Point Observatory , located nearby. The National Solar Observatory in Arizona is located in Tucson and at Kitt Peak, which is 56 miles southwest of Tucson via State Route 86 on the Tohono O'Odham Reservation. Allow 90 minutes of drive time from Tucson. For more info see: Kitt Peak directions The National Solar Observatory is operated by the Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation , for the benefit of the astronomical community. TELESCOPES OPERATED BY THE OBSERVATORY Sacramento Peak
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