United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station

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United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
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Organization	United States Naval Observatory
Location	Flagstaff, Arizona
Coordinates	35°11′03″N, 111°44′25″W
Altitude	7541 feet (2262 meters)
Established	1955
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Telescopes Kaj Strand Telescope 1.55 meter reflector Unnamed telescope 1.3 meter reflector Unnamed telescope 1.0 meter Ritchey-Chretien reflector Flagstaff Astrometric Scanning Transit Telescope 8 inch catadioptric Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer interferometer (Located at Anderson Mesa)

The United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station is an astronomical observatory operated as a dark-sky observing site by the United States Naval Observatory. The Flagstaff Station was established at a site five miles west of Flagstaff, Arizona in 1955. The U.S. Naval Observatory also operates the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer in collaboration with Lowell Observatory at Anderson Mesa, 15 miles south east of Flagstaff.

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