Kitt Peak in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Steward Observatory
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 14, 2017
1. Steward Observatory Marker
Inscription.
Steward Observatory. .
Steward Observatory 90 inch Reflector University of Arizona Erected 1967 Board of Regents. Jack Williams Governor · George W. Chambers President · Elwood W. Bradford · Sarah Folsom · Wesley P. Gross · Leon Levy · Norma Barr Rockfellow · Arthur B. Sharber · Paul L. Singer
Richard A. Harvill President of the University William Wade Architect Allison Steel Manufacturing Company Contractor. ( small plaque )
The Bart J. Bok Telescope. On 1996 Aril 28, the 90th anniversary of the birth of Bart J. Bok, fourth Director (1966-1970) of the Steward Observatory, this telescope was renamed in his honor. Dr. Bok’s enthusiastic leadership resulted in the construction and early operation of this facility, bring Steward Observatory into the forefront of international ground-based astronomy.
Steward Observatory
90 inch Reflector
University of Arizona
Erected 1967
Board of Regents
Jack Williams Governor · George W. Chambers President · Elwood W. Bradford · Sarah Folsom · Wesley P. Gross · Leon Levy · Norma Barr Rockfellow · Arthur B. Sharber · Paul L. Singer
Richard A. Harvill
President of the University
William Wade
Architect
Allison Steel Manufacturing Company
Contractor
( small plaque )
The Bart J. Bok Telescope
On 1996 Aril 28, the 90th anniversary of the birth of Bart J. Bok, fourth Director (1966-1970) of the Steward Observatory, this telescope was renamed in his honor. Dr. Bok’s enthusiastic leadership resulted in the construction and early operation of this facility, bring Steward Observatory into the forefront of international ground-based astronomy.
Location. 31° 57.728′ N, 111° 36.018′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Kitt Peak. Marker can be reached from Arizona Route 386, 12 miles south of W. Tucson-Ajo Hwy. (Route 86), on
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the left when traveling south. Located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in the Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sells AZ 85634, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . 1. Early History of Steward Observatory. Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona website entry (Submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Steward Observatory. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
3. Kitt Peak National Observatory. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 9, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 14, 2017
2. Steward Observatory Marker
( small plaque )
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 14, 2017
3. Steward Observatory
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 14, 2017
4. Steward Observatory
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 14, 2017
5. Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 466 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.