… to astronomical research.
https://tucson.com/news/local/wildfire-reaches-kitt-peak-obs…
fast-spreading wildfire southwest of Tucson burned through the property of the Kitt Peak National Observatory early Friday, but the damage to the world famous telescope site was not known, officials said.
Around 2 a.m. Friday, the Contreras Fire, which started 20 miles east of Sells, crested the southwest ridge where the Hiltner 2.4-meter Telescope, McGraw-Hill 1.3-meter Telescope, Very Long Baseline Array Dish and University of Arizona 12-meter Telescope are located, a news release from the observatory said.