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Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy



The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of universities and other institutions. It operates astronomy observatory and telescopes. AURA's centers are: *''Gemini Observatory'' managed by AURA for an international partnership to operate twin telescopes, one on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and the other on Cerro Pachon in Chile. *''National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)'' - AURA operates NOAO telescopes at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona and Cerro Tololo in Chile. *''National Solar Observatory (NSO)'' - AURA operates NSO conducting research at Sacramento Peak in New Mexico and at Kitt Peak in Arizona. *''Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)'' - AURA manages STScI for NASA to carry out the scientific mission of the Hubble Space Telescope. *''New Initiative Office (NIO)'' - AURA established the NIO to work towards construction of a Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope. Its members include: *United States institutions **Boston University **California Institute of Technology **Carnegie Institution of Washington **Harvard University **Indiana University **Iowa State University **Johns Hopkins University **Massachusetts Institute of Technology **Michigan State University **New Mexico State University **Ohio State University **Pennsylvania State University **Princeton University **Rutgers University **State University of New York **University of Texas at Austin **University of Arizona **University of California **University of Chicago **University of Colorado **University of Florida **University of Hawaii **University of Illinois **University of Maryland, College Park **University of Michigan **University of Minnesota **University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill **University of Virginia **University of Washington **University of Wisconsin **Yale University *International affiliates **Australian National University **Leiden University **Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile **Universidad de Chile **Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico ==External link== *[http://www.aura-astronomy.org/ Official website] Astronomy organizations Colleges and universities


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