CHEYENNE, Wyo -- The debut of "Cheyenne" the super computer has been unveiled for the 150th celebrations for a very generous reason. The people who have been working on the facility felt it was appropriate to coincide with Cheyenne's sesquicentennial by naming the computer Cheyenne not only because of the home of the facility, but also because of the hospitality and the appreciation they have received since starting the project in 2010.

It took 7 years to design the facility, 3 years to procure the system, and about 4 to 5 years to have it become operational. The open house is Saturday, August 12 starting at 10 am to 4 pm, there will be interactive events for people of all ages and it's free to see the computing system.

If you can't make it to the open house, they will be holding tours every Friday afternoon, you can either drop in or specially request a tour. They do however, depend on what you are wanting to see there are weather tours, engineering tours, or tours just to view the facility.

This supercomputer facility is an atmospheric and geoscience. It is the only one like it in the country, others deal with things like medical or aircraft designs. This will study weather, pollution and work especially close to wild fires.

For more information and to see how much Gary New appreciates Cheyenne the City check out the interview from the morning show.

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Cheyenne Supercomputer is named after Cheyenne for a special reason - KGWN