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Cold War secrecy yields to telescope viewing

The pin marking the 9,157-foot summit of this mountain is driven into the asphalt of a road that leads to a cluster of small observatory domes.
But you can't blame this partially paved peak on astronomers.
The Air Force first occupied the summit in the name of national security, beginning in 1956. It built roads to three "arctic dome" radar sites, as Tucson became part of a defensive line of 200 such installations along U.S. borders and coastlines, all watching for incoming Soviet bombers.
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More than an inch of rain fell in the Tucson area during the storm, according to the National Weather Service.
Mount Lemmon received about 2 feet of snow.
Forecasts were for more rain Friday night and this morning, with another chance of rain in the afternoon.
Snow was expected Friday night at 3,000 feet in elevation, which includes the Catalina Foothills, with measurable snow at 3,500 feet.
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Autumn is arguably the most beautiful time of the year in the Sonoran Desert.
And one of the best places in southern Arizona to explore nature by day and stargaze at night this Autumn is at the 9,157-foot-high Mount Lemmon SkyCentre.
The SkyCentre, located at the summit of Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, is where the University of Arizona hosts special programs that connect people with the world around them and the heavens above. 

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Mt. Lemmon program offers public use of professional quality telescope
A series of special public skygazing events are planned for the University of Arizona's SkyCenter telescope on Mount Lemmon.
The programs, which will help mark the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, allow the public to use a 24-inch RC Optical Systems professional-quality telescope to scan the heavens.

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Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter Now Open to the Public



The Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter is working in collaboration with the University of Arizona to bring the universe to the general public via hands on demonstrations and exploration.

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