Thanks so much for those photographs, I didn't appreciate the fact that you are so close to Kitt Peak. I got into astronomy primarily through receiving a birthday present, a little astronomy book written by the British astronomer Patrick Moore when I was nine or so. Inside he showed pictures of the sun. Pictures taken in hydrogen light by the National Solar Observatory at Kitt Peak, and I've been fascinated with the place ever since.
They wouldn't point the Hubble's ultrasensitive deep space mirror at the sun to do this kind of work, the heat could damage it, so ground based observatories definitely still have their place.
Now I must pack and get on a plane and go to visit your beautiful country. Happy sunday Brother.
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