Sacramento Peak Observatory


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Sacramento Peak Observatory

(sak-ră-men -toh) A solar observatory sited on Sacramento Peak, New Mexico, at an altitude of 2800-meters. It is a facility of the US National Solar Observatory. The main instrument is a 41-meter high vacuum tower telescope (see solar telescope).
Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
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