The United States National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) consists of three observatories under one management structure:

• Kitt Peak National Observatory
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
• National Solar Observatory

It is run by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), with a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). NOAO has its headquarters in Tucson, AZ.

NOAO also manages US participation in the international Gemini Observatory

See also:

• List of observatories

External links

• http://www.noao.edu/

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