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American astronomical institution
The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab[pronunciation?]) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time
NOIRLab
Large self-illuminated object in space
March 2003). "Astronomers Peg Brightness of History's Brightest Star". NOIRLab. National Optical Astronomy Observatory. Archived from the original on
Star
Binary system containing the closest known black hole to Earth
November 2022. "Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth". noirlab.edu. NOIRLab. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022. Tanikawa, Ataru; Hattori
Gaia_BH1
galaxies over ⅛ of the sky". www.noirlab.edu. info@noirlab.edu. "Dark Energy Survey deep field image". www.noirlab.edu. Gough, Evan (12 December 2022)
List_of_deep_fields
American astronomer
is an American astronomer, the director of Mid-Scale Observatories at NOIRLab, a center for ground-based optical and infrared astronomy funded by the
Lori_Allen_(astronomer)
Constellation in the Southern Sky
"Chamaeleon (Annotated)". NOIRLab. NSF NOIRLab. Retrieved 10 March 2026. "Constellation: Chamaeleon". NOIRLab. NSF NOIRLab. Retrieved 10 March 2026. Ridpath
Chamaeleon
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
and declination +12° 25’ (July 2020). In November 2022, the USA's NSF NOIRLab (National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory) announced the
Ophiuchus
Instrument for conducting a spectrographic survey of distant galaxies
redshifts". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-19. "Comparison of complete Sloan Digital Sky Survey and first DESI data". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-19
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
Dark_Energy_Spectroscopic_Instrument
Herbig-Haro object in the constellation Orion
panther-observatory.com. Retrieved 2025-12-17. info@noirlab.edu. "NGC 1999/L1641N". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-17. "HH 222 The Waterfall Nebula"
HH_222
Astronomical observatory in Chile
Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science and is operated jointly by NSF NOIRLab and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The Rubin Observatory houses
Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory
Emission nebula in the Cepheus constellation
spitzer.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-07. info@noirlab.edu. "Emission Nebula Sh2-140". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-07. "Sh 2-140". galaxymap
Sh_2-140
Operating consortium for observatories and telescopes
Research Laboratory (NOIRLab); the NSF's National Solar Observatory (NSO); and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). NSF's NOIRLab is the US national
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
Association_of_Universities_for_Research_in_Astronomy
Ancient Greek hero and founder of Mycenae
World History Encyclopedia, World History Encyclopedia, 8 Mar. 2022. NSF, NOIRLab. "Perseus Mythology". Globe at Night, 2019, Archived 2022-06-17 at the
Perseus
Software program
was released on 26 November 2025. Developed under the patronage of NSF NOIRLab and authored by Davide De Martin, this version represents a major modernization
FITS_Liberator
Interstellar comet in 2025
"NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory Spotted Comet 3I/ATLAS Ten Days Before Discovery". NOIRLab. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026. Jewitt, David; Luu, Jane
3I/ATLAS
All of space observable from the Earth at the present
3847/2041-8213/ac573d. Lauer, Todd (12 January 2021). "NOIRLab Scientist Finds the Universe to be Brighter than Expected". NOIRLab. Retrieved 12 January 2021. Lauer, Tod
Observable_universe
Galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici
Results for NGC 4656. Retrieved 2006-04-30. info@noirlab.edu. "Hockey Stick Galaxy NGC 4656". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-02. [email protected]
NGC_4656_and_NGC_4657
American astronomer
of the Space Telescope Science Institute. She previously worked at the NOIRLab, a project of the National Science Foundation, as director of the Gemini
Jennifer_Lotz
Trans-Neptunian object
Confirm Solar System's Most Distant Known Object Is Indeed Farfarout". NOIRLab. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021. "JPL Small-Body Database
2018_AG37
Dark nebula in the constellation of Vulpecula
Hubl - LDN 810". www.astrophoton.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025. info@noirlab.edu. "Dark Nebula LDN 810". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 8 August 2025. v t e
LDN_810
Mountain in Arizona, United States
Years of Discovery: 1958–1998". NOIRLab. Retrieved June 3, 2026. "NSF Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope". NOIRLab. Retrieved June 3, 2026. "Kitt Peak
Kitt_Peak
SpaceX satellite Internet constellation
Satellite Constellation Interference". Retrieved January 30, 2023. "NSF's NOIRLab and the SKA Observatory to Co-host New IAU Center for Satellite Constellation
Starlink
Eighth planet from the Sun
Observatory, a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, and other telescopes reveal that excess haze on Uranus makes it paler than Neptune". noirlab.edu. 31 May 2022. Archived
Neptune
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Crux
Zodiac constellation in the southern hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Capricornus
Red supergiant star in the constellation Orion
companion to Betelgeuse, solving millennia-old mystery" (Press release). NOIRLab. 21 July 2025. Dupree, Andrea K.; Cristofari, Paul I.; MacLeod, Morgan;
Betelgeuse
Observatory in Chile
two observatories managed by NOIRLab, the other being Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) near Tucson, Arizona. NOIRLab is operated by the Association
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Cerro_Tololo_Inter-American_Observatory
Protoplanetary nebula in the constellation Centaurus
December 28 - A Beautiful Boomerang Nebula". "88 Constellations". noirlab.edu. NSF NOIRLab (U.S. National Science Foundation National Optical-Infrared Astronomy
Boomerang_Nebula
Astronomical observatory
as the Executive Agency on behalf of the international partners. NSF's NOIRLab is the US national center for ground-based, nighttime optical astronomy
Gemini_Observatory
Natural satellites of the planet Jupiter
"Discovering 12 New Moons Around Jupiter" (PDF). NOAO Newsletter (118). NOIRLAb: 9–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 7 January
Moons_of_Jupiter
Constellation in the northern sky
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Ursa_Major
Largest known Oort cloud comet
2021). "Giant Comet Found in Outer Solar System by Dark Energy Survey". NOIRLab. Retrieved 25 June 2021. Bernardinelli, Pedro H.; Bernstein, Gary M.; Montet
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein)
C/2014_UN271_(Bernardinelli–Bernstein)
Constellation on the celestial equator
from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2023-02-26. NOIRLab. "Constellation: Sextans". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-16. Clerke, Agnes Mary (1911)
Sextans
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Draco_(constellation)
United States astronomical observatory
(NOAO) from the early 1980s until 2019, after which it was overseen by NOIRLab. In June 2022, the Contreras Fire led to the evacuation of Kitt Peak. The
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
Exoplanet known for its low density
Float In A Bathtub, Say Scientists". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-05-02. info@noirlab.edu. "'Marshmallow' World Orbiting a Cool Red Dwarf Star - Kitt Peak National
TOI-3757_b
Substellar object
3847/1538-4357/ad30ff. Meisner, Aaron; Kocz, Amanda. "Mapping Our Sun's Backyard". NOIRLab. Retrieved 1 February 2021. O'Neill, Ian (12 June 2012). "Brown Dwarfs
Brown_dwarf
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Aquarius_(constellation)
Barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group
Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2022. "Andromeda and the Moon collage". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 29 July 2022. "Can you see other galaxies without a telescope
Andromeda_Galaxy
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Taurus_(constellation)
Volcano in Hawaii, United States
State University. Retrieved December 13, 2012. "Volcano in Moonlight". NOIRLab. Retrieved December 26, 2022. "Inflation of Mauna Loa Volcano slows". Volcano
Mauna_Loa
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Self-published. Retrieved 21 June 2014. "Ursa Minor – The 88 Constellations". NSF NOIRLab. Bortle, John E. (February 2001). "The Bortle Dark-Sky Scale". Sky & Telescope
Ursa_Minor
First exoplanet confirmed by Gaia
Habitable Zone Planet Finder. Retrieved 2025-10-26. info@noirlab.edu. "Gaia-4b/5b". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-26. "PM J13580+3141". simbad.cds
Gaia-4_b
Bok globule located in the Cepheus constellation
Barnard 175, possibly triggering star formation. info@noirlab.edu. "vdB 152, Barnard 175". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-05. Rector, Travis A.; Schweiker
Barnard_175
Zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Aries_(constellation)
United States national observatory
with the Gemini Observatory and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory to form NOIRLab. NOAO operated world class research telescopes in both the northern and
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
National_Optical_Astronomy_Observatory
Asteroid with which Earth shares its orbit around the Sun
constant companion". NASA / JPL. Retrieved 15 June 2016. "Data from NSF's NOIRLab Show Earth Trojan Asteroid Is the Largest Found". Retrieved 27 January
Earth_trojan
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Virgo_(constellation)
Reflection Nebula
unistra.fr. Retrieved 2025-11-16. info@noirlab.edu. "Reflection Nebula Bernes 149 in Dark Cloud Lupus 3". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-16. Iván, Éder
Bernes_149
White dwarf in the constellation Pegasus
1038/s41467-021-26403-8. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 8563750. PMID 34728614. info@noirlab.edu. "Rocky Exoplanets Are Even Stranger Than We Thought - A new astrogeology
WD_2317+1830
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Canes_Venatici
Minor planet found within the inner Solar System
Telescope Catches Dimorphos's Expanding Comet-like Tail After DART Impact". NOIRLab. Retrieved 4 February 2023. Merzdorf, Jessica (15 December 2022). "Early
Asteroid
Planetary nebula
2025-11-16. "CCD Images of the Sharpless Catalog". info@noirlab.edu. "Planetary Nebula Sh2-68". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-16. "Sh 2-68". galaxymap.org
Sh_2-68
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Carina_(constellation)
Zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Gemini_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Cassiopeia_(constellation)
Spherical collection of stars
9: 163–164. Bibcode:1886Obs.....9..163L. Sharp, N.A. "M22, NGC 6656". NOIRLab. Retrieved August 23, 2021. Halley, Edmond (1679). Catalogus Stellarum
Globular_cluster
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Boötes
Emission nebula in Lacerta constellation
2-126". galaxymap.org. Retrieved 2025-11-29. info@noirlab.edu. "Sh2-126, the Star Funnel". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-29. "A cosmic lizard (Sh2-126)"
Sh_2-126
Software collection for astronomical data reduction and data analysis
After a few pre-releases, version 2.17 was released in early 2022. 2023, NOIRLab (successor of NOAO) resumed some development and created their own release
IRAF
Planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus
1876 (2): 2. Bibcode:2009CBET.1876....2Q. info@noirlab.edu. "Soap Bubble Nebula, PN G75.5+1.7". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-21. NASA Astronomy Picture
Soap_Bubble_Nebula
Emission nebula in the constellation Ara
Smithsonian Libraries. London : Smith, Elder and Co. info@noirlab.edu. "Nebula NGC 6164-5". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Henize, Karl G. (1959-01-01)
NGC_6164
Emission nebula in Cygnus constellation
simbad.cds.unistra.fr. Retrieved 2025-11-30. info@noirlab.edu. "Emission Nebula Sh2-114". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-30. "Sh2-114 Flying Dragon
Sh_2-114
Planet not gravitationally bound to a star
Collection of Free-Floating Planets Found in the Milky Way - KPNO". kpno.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 8 September 2023. Lucas, P. W.; Roche, P. F.; Allard, France;
Rogue_planet
2015 composite photograph
which is in the public domain. "Astro Data Lab – Survey Data". datalab.noirlab.edu. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved October 18,
Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy
Zooming_In_on_the_Andromeda_Galaxy
12 March 2025. "Planetary System Found Around Nearest Single Star". NOIRLab. NOIRLab. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025. "4 Rocky Worlds Found Orbiting
2025_in_science
Astronomer
Foundation's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Norman is currently the 50th president of the
Dara_Norman
"Peering Back to the Early Universe: A Story of Confirmation and Refutation". NOIRLab. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025
List of the most distant astronomical objects
List_of_the_most_distant_astronomical_objects
Brown dwarf in the constellation Chamaeleon
signatures of steam betray low mass brown dwarf using GNIRS at Gemini South". NOIRLab. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2025. Luhman, K. L.; D'Alessio
OTS_44
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
2000, pp. 128–129. Russell 1922, pp. 469–471. "Andromeda (Annotated)". NOIRLab. NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory. Retrieved
Andromeda_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Eridanus_(constellation)
Zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Cancer_(constellation)
Satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
ISSN 0004-6280. "Dark Energy Camera Snaps Deepest Photo yet of Galactic Siblings". noirlab.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2020. "Revisiting a Celestial Fireworks Display"
Large_Magellanic_Cloud
Open cluster in the Vela cluster
star cluster located in the constellation of Vela. info@noirlab.edu. "Open Star Cluster [FSR2007] 1410". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-03. v t e
FSR2007-1410
Nova event of a planet engulfed by a star
doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slad086. ISSN 0035-8711. ZTF 20aazusyv on SIMBAD 2023 press release by NOIRLab 2023 press release by NASA 2025 press release by JPL
ZTF_SLRN-2020
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Triangulum_Australe
Binary system in the constellation Serpens
including the circumstellar disk. Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/UCL/University of Warwick/University of Sheffield//Mark Garlick
SDSS_1557
Annular eclipse
2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024. "Green Flash and a Solar Eclipse". NSF NOIRLab. Retrieved February 21, 2026. "What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the
Solar eclipse of October 2, 2024
Solar_eclipse_of_October_2,_2024
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Corona_Borealis
Telescope located in Chile
telescope on the summit of Mt. Cerro Tololo (foreground) with many other NOIRLab-operated telescopes Víctor M. Blanco Telescope inside its dome with DECam
Víctor_M._Blanco_Telescope
Emission nebula in the constellation Perseus
https://www.deepskycorner.ch/obj/ngc1491.en.php "Emission Nebula NGC 1491". noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-26. "NGC 1491". Stargazers Lounge. 2021-03-08. Retrieved
NGC_1491
Astronomical software
IRAF legacy pipeline, selected tasks of STSDAS are still maintained by NOIRLab in the st4gem package. Astronomy portal Free and open-source software portal
Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System
Space_Telescope_Science_Data_Analysis_System
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Canis_Major
Distant radio galaxy in the constellation of Serpens
.49D. doi:10.1017/pasa.2021.35. info@noirlab.edu. "Gemini Confirms the Most Distant Radio Galaxy". www.noirlab.edu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-11
TGSS_J1530+1049
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Delphinus
Third most distant quasar known with a redshift of 7.52
Pōniuāʻena J1007+2115 A depiction of Pōniuāʻena created by NOIRLab Observation data (Epoch J2000.0) Constellation Leo Right ascension 10h 07m 58.264s
Pōniuāʻena
Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
for NGC 5850". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16. info@noirlab.edu. "NGC 5850". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-16. "NGC 5850 - LINER-type Active
NGC_5850
Star system in the constellation of Indus
Neighborhood: Closest Known Brown Dwarf has a Companion" (Press release). NOIRLab. 2004-10-27. Retrieved 2025-06-13. Scholz, Ralf-Dieter; McCaughrean, Mark
Epsilon_Indi
American astronomer (born 1957)
1957)[citation needed] is an American astronomer on the research staff of the NSF NOIRLab. Lauer studied Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology and
Tod_R._Lauer
South Korean optical telescope network
Engineering & Technology. Retrieved 2025-04-29. info@noirlab.edu. "KMTNet 1.6-meter Telescope". noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-29. "KMTnet Site Live View
KMTNet
Planetary nebula located in Cassiopeia
6. The HFG stands for Heckathorn-Fesen-Gull. "Planetary Nebula HFG1". NOIRLab. Retrieved 2025-08-07. Massimo Difusco (October 23, 2023). "Abell 6 and
HFG1
Rapidly rotating main-belt asteroid
Observatory Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid in Pre-Survey Observations". NOIRLab. p. noirlab2601. Retrieved 8 January 2026. Wall, Mike (8 January 2026)
2025_MN45
German-American astrophysicist (1925–2024)
original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019. "NOIRLab Scientific staff". NOIRLab. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved
Helmut_Abt
Galaxy in the constellation Dorado
brightest supernova of 2021. Spanish Dancer Galaxy Twirls into View from NSF’s NOIRLab in Chile Image of NGC 1566 taken by James Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument
NGC_1566
American astronomer
director of the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) and an associate professor of astronomy at Haverford College. Beth Willman
Beth_Willman
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Cygnus_(constellation)
Constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere
the IAU boundaries, the stick figure, and the brightest stars labelled. Astrophotography by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Antlia
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
The constellation Vulpecula with IAU boundaries and stick figure overlaid, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project
Vulpecula
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Canis_Minor
Telescope in Pima County, Arizona
Collecting area 2.04 m2 (22.0 sq ft) Focal length 87 m (285 ft 5 in) Website noirlab.edu/public/programs/kitt-peak-national-observatory/mcmath-pierce-solar-telescope/
McMath–Pierce_solar_telescope
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Boy/Male
Australian, Japanese
Religious
Boy/Male
Tamil
Magician
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Tottie, TOTTY means "man."
Boy/Male
Arabic
God Fearing; Pious
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stenson 1.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil
Black Stone
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Reviser; Restore
Boy/Male
Hindu
Mythological flower (Son of Vakula Devi)
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Fire
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Hebrew
Son of Adam
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