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The Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI) is an interferometer operated by the US Naval Observatory, the Naval Research Laboratory and The Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory

Lowell Observatory is an astronomy observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lowell Observatory is among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965....
. The facility is located on Anderson Mesa
Anderson Mesa

Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station was established in 1959 as a dark-sky observing site for Lowell Observatory. Anderson Mesa is now home to several large reflecting telescopes that are used for observing programs such as LONEOS....
 about 15 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In July 2006, the city's estimated population was 58,213. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was estimated at 127,450 in 2007....
. To date it has produced the highest resolution optical images of any astronomical instrument (this is likely to change when the CHARA array
CHARA array

The CHARA Array is an optical astronomical interferometer operated by The Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy of the Georgia State University ....
 and Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer begin operations).






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The Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI) is an interferometer operated by the US Naval Observatory, the Naval Research Laboratory and The Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory

Lowell Observatory is an astronomy observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lowell Observatory is among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965....
. The facility is located on Anderson Mesa
Anderson Mesa

Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station was established in 1959 as a dark-sky observing site for Lowell Observatory. Anderson Mesa is now home to several large reflecting telescopes that are used for observing programs such as LONEOS....
 about 15 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In July 2006, the city's estimated population was 58,213. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was estimated at 127,450 in 2007....
. To date it has produced the highest resolution optical images of any astronomical instrument (this is likely to change when the CHARA array
CHARA array

The CHARA Array is an optical astronomical interferometer operated by The Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy of the Georgia State University ....
 and Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer begin operations). The first astronomical object imaged by NPOI was Mizar
Mizar (star)

Mizar is a star in the constellation Ursa Major and is the second star from the end of the Big Dipper's handle. Its apparent magnitude is 2.23 and its spectral class is A1V....
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