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This is a list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation. Other sciences, such as volcanology and meteorology, also use facilities called observatories for research and observations however this list is limited to observatories that are used to observe celestial objects.
An astronomical observatory is a building or group of buildings constructed to aid in observations of astronomical objects such as planets, asteroids, stars, nebulae, and galaxies. In most cases, astronomical observations are made using different types of telescopes that serve to increase the apparent angular size and brightness of distant celestial objects allowing them to be better studied and understood.
Astronomical observatories fall into two main categories: ground-based observatories and space-based observatories.
[edit] Ground-based observatories
Ground-based observatories, located on the surface of Earth, are used to make observations in the radio and visible light portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Nearly all ground-based telescopes are housed within a dome or other similar structure in order to protect the delicate instruments from the elements. Telescope domes contain a slat or other opening in the roof that can be opened during observing and then closed when the telescope is not in use. In most cases, the entire upper portion of the telescope dome can be rotated in order to allow the instrument to observe different sections of the night sky.
Most modern ground-based observatories are located far from major centers of population in order to avoid the effects of light pollution. The ideal locations for modern observatories are sites that have dark skies, a large percentage of clear nights per year, dry air, and are at high elevations. At high elevations, the Earth's atmosphere is thinner thereby minimizing the effects of atmospheric turbulence and resulting in better astronomical "seeing".[1] Sites that meet the above criteria for modern observatories include the southwestern United States, Hawaii, the Andes Mountains, and Australia.[2]
[edit] Space-based observatories
Space-based observatories are telescopes or other instruments that are located in outer space, many in orbit around the Earth. Space-based observatories can be used to observe astronomical objects at wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum that cannot penetrate the Earth's atmosphere and are thus impossible to observe using ground-based telescopes. The Earth's atmosphere is opaque to ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, and gamma rays and is partially opaque to infrared radiation so observations in these portions of the electromagnetic spectrum are best carried out from a location above the atmosphere of our planet.[3] Another advantage of space-based telescopes is that, because of their location above the Earth's atmosphere, their images are free from the effects of atmospheric turbulence that plague ground-based observations.[4] As a result, the angular resolution of space telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope is often much smaller than a ground-based telescope with a similar aperture. However, all these advantages do come with a price. Space telescopes are much more expensive to build than ground-based telescopes. Due to their location, space telescopes are also extremely difficult to maintain. The Hubble Space Telescope can be serviced by the Space Shuttle while many other space telescopes can not be serviced at all.[5]
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| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Abu Reyhan-e Birooni Observatory |
1976 |
Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran |
| Aker Observatory |
1995 |
Safford, Arizona (USA) |
| Aldershot Observatory |
1906 |
Aldershot, Hampshire (United Kingdom) |
| Allegheny Observatory |
1859 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) |
| Anderson Mesa Station |
1959 |
Flagstaff, Arizona, (USA) |
| Andromeda Observatory |
1992 |
Isle of Man, British Isles |
| Angell Hall Observatory |
|
Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA) |
| Anglo-Australian Observatory |
1971 |
Coonabarabran, Australia |
| Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array |
2002 |
Antarctica |
| Apache Point Observatory |
|
Sunspot, New Mexico (USA) |
| Apollo Observatory |
1969 |
Dayton, Ohio (USA) |
| Arcetri Observatory |
|
Arcetri, Florence, Italy |
| Arecibo Observatory |
1963 |
Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Armagh Observatory |
1790 |
Armagh, Ireland |
| Ashton Observatory |
1983 |
Baxter, Iowa (USA) |
| Asiago Observatory |
1942 |
Asiago, Italy |
| Australia Telescope Compact Array |
1988 |
Narrabri, Australia |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Badlands Observatory |
2000 |
Quinn, South Dakota (USA) |
| Baker Observatory |
|
Marshfield, Missouri (USA) |
| Ball State University Observatory |
|
Muncie, Indiana (USA) |
| Barnard Observatory (defunct) |
1844 |
Oxford, Mississippi (USA) |
| Behlen Observatory |
1972 |
Mead, Nebraska (USA) |
| Beijing Ancient Observatory |
1442 |
Beijing, China |
| Belogradchik Observatory |
1961 |
Belogradchik, Bulgaria |
| BeppoSAX (defunct) |
1996 |
Low Earth orbit |
| Bergisch Gladbach Observatory |
|
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany |
| Berlin Observatory |
1711 |
Germany |
| Besançon Observatory |
1882 |
Besançon, France |
| Big Bear Lake Solar Observatory |
1969 |
Big Bear City, California (USA) |
| Black Moshannon Observatory (defunct) |
|
Pennsylvania, (USA) |
| Bordeaux Observatory |
1878 |
Floirac, France |
| Boswell Observatory (defunct) |
1883 |
Crete, Nebraska, (USA) |
| Bowman Observatory |
1940 |
Greenwich, Connecticut (USA) |
| Boyden Observatory |
1889 |
Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Bradstreet Observatory |
1996 |
St. Davids, Pennsylvania (USA) |
| Bradley Observatory |
1950 |
Decatur, Georgia (USA) |
| Braeside Observatory |
1976 |
Flagstaff, Arizona (USA) |
| Brera Observatory |
1764 |
Milan, Italy |
| Brooks Observatory |
|
Toledo, Ohio (USA) |
| Brooks Astronomical Observatory |
1964 |
Mount Pleasant, Michigan (USA) |
| Brorfelde Observatory |
|
Holbæk, Denmark |
| Bucknell Observatory |
|
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (USA) |
| Byurakan Observatory |
1942 |
Mount Aragats, Armenia |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Cagliari Observatory |
1899 |
Cagliari, Sardinia |
| Calar Alto Observatory |
1975 |
Almería, Spain |
| Caltech Submillimeter Observatory |
|
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, (USA) |
| Capilla Peak Observatory |
|
Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA) |
| Carter Observatory |
1937 |
Wellington, New Zealand |
| Catania Astrophysical Observatory |
|
Catania, Italy |
| Celestial Observatory |
|
Russellville, Arkansas (USA) |
| Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory |
1962 |
Atacama Desert, Chile |
| Cerro Pachón Observatory |
2000 |
Atacama Desert, Chile |
| Chabot Observatory |
1883 |
Oakland, California (USA) |
| Chamberlin Observatory |
1890 |
Denver, Colorado (USA) |
| Chandra X-ray Observatory |
1999 |
Highly eccentric Earth orbit |
| Chico Community Observatory |
|
Chico, California (USA) |
| Cincinnati Observatory |
1843 |
Cincinnati, Ohio (USA) |
| City Observatory, Edinburgh |
1818 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Clarke Observatory |
1897 / 1923 |
Dunkirk, New York / Alliance, Ohio, (USA) |
| Coit Observatory |
|
Boston, Massachusetts (USA) |
| Collm Observatory |
|
Leipzig, Germany |
| Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (defunct) |
1991-2000 |
Low earth orbit |
| Concordia College Observatory |
|
Moorhead, Minnesota, (USA) |
| Copenhagen University Observatory |
1861 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Cordell-Lorenz Observatory |
|
Sewanee, Tennessee (USA) |
| COROT |
2006 (planned) |
Polar orbit |
| Côte d'Azur Observatory |
1988 |
France |
| Crane Observatory |
|
Topeka, Kansas (USA) |
| Crawford Observatory |
1880 |
Cork, Ireland |
| Creighton University Observatory (defunct) |
1886-1955 |
Omaha, Nebraska, (USA) |
| Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
1945 |
Ukraine |
| Črni Vrh Observatory |
1975 |
Idrija, Slovenia |
| Cupillari Observatory |
|
La Plume, Pennsylvania (USA) |
| Custer Observatory |
|
Southold, New York (USA) |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Daniel Scholl Observatory (defunct) |
1886–1966 |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania (USA) |
| Darling's Observatory (defunct) |
1917 |
Duluth, Minnesota (USA) |
| Detroit Observatory |
1854 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
| David Dunlap Observatory |
1935 |
Richmond Hill, Ontario (Canada) |
| Dome C |
|
Antarctica |
| Dominion Observatory |
1905 |
Ottawa, Ontario, (Canada) |
| Dominion Astrophysical Observatory |
1947 |
Victoria, B.C., British Columbia (Canada) |
| Dunsink Observatory |
1785 |
Dublin, Ireland |
| Dyer Observatory |
1953 |
Brentwood, Tennessee (USA) |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Fabra Observatory |
1906 |
Barcelona, Spain |
| Fan Mountain Observatory |
1966 |
Albemarle County, Virginia (USA) |
| Farm Cove Observatory |
2000 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| Félix Aguilar Observatory |
1965 |
San Juan, Argentina |
| Fernbank Observatory |
|
Atlanta, Georgia (USA) |
| Fick Observatory |
1966 |
Boone, Iowa (USA) |
| Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory |
1976 |
New Salem, Massachusetts (USA) |
| Flarestar Observatory |
|
San Gwann, Malta |
| Foggy Bottom Observatory |
1951 |
Hamilton, New York (USA) |
| Foothill Observatory |
|
Los Altos Hills, California (USA) |
| Ford Observatory |
1998 |
Ithaca, New York (USA) |
| Fox Observatory |
|
Sunrise, Florida (USA) |
| Fox Park Public Observatory |
1999 |
Potterville, Michigan (USA) |
| Francis Marion University Observatory |
1982 |
Florence, South Carolina (USA) |
| Fremont Peak Observatory |
1986 |
San Juan Bautista, California (USA) |
| Frosty Drew Observatory |
1980s |
Charlestown, Rhode Island (USA) |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Gemini Observatory |
1999 |
Southern Operations Center: La Serena, Chile; Northern Operations Center: Hilo, Hawaii |
| Gifford Observatory |
1912 |
Wellington, New Zealand |
| Glen D. Riley Observatory |
1973 |
Naperville, Illinois, (USA) |
| Godlee Observatory |
1902 |
Manchester, England |
| Goodsell Observatory |
1887 |
Northfield, Minnesota, (USA) |
| Goethe Link Observatory |
1939 |
Brooklyn, Indiana (USA) |
| Goldendale Observatory |
1973 |
Goldendale, Washington (USA) |
| Grant O. Gale Observatory |
1984 |
Grinnell, Iowa (USA) |
| Green Bank Telescope |
|
Green Bank, West Virginia, (USA) |
| Griffith Observatory |
1935 |
Los Angeles, California, (USA) |
| Guillermo Haro Observatory |
|
Sonora, Mexico |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Haggart Observatory |
1989 |
Oregon City, Oregon, (USA) |
| HALCA (defunct) |
1997-2005 |
Elliptical earth-centered orbit |
| Haleakala Observatory |
|
Maui, Hawaii, (USA) |
| Hamburg Observatory |
1912 |
Bergedorf, Germany |
| Hancock Astrophysical Observatory |
|
San Juan Bautista, California, (USA) |
| Hat Creek Radio Observatory |
1950s |
Shasta County, California, (USA) |
| Hard Labor Creek Observatory |
|
Atlanta, Georgia (USA) |
| Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory |
1974 |
Ithaca, New York (USA) |
| Harvard College Observatory |
1839 |
Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) |
| Haute-Provence Observatory |
1937 |
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France |
| Haystack Observatory |
1964 |
Westford, Massachusetts, (USA) |
| Herrett Observatory |
2004 |
Twin Falls, Idaho (USA) |
| Herschel Space Observatory |
2007 (planned) |
Earth-Sun L2 point |
| Hidden Valley Observatory |
1960s |
Rapid City, South Dakota, (USA) |
| Hirsch Observatory |
1942 |
Troy, New York, (USA) |
| Hobbs Observatory |
1974 |
Fall Creek, Wisconsin (USA) |
| Hoher List Observatory |
1954 |
Daun, Germany |
| Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium |
1954 |
Indianapolis, Indiana (USA) |
| Hopkins Observatory |
1838 |
Williamstown, Massachusetts (USA) |
| Howell Observatory |
|
Starkville, Mississippi, (USA) |
| Hradec Králové Observatory |
1961 |
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic |
| Hubble Space Telescope |
1990 |
Low Earth orbit |
| Hyde Memorial Observatory |
1977 |
Lincoln, Nebraska, (USA) |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Kamioka Observatory |
1983 |
Hida, Gifu, Japan |
| Kanzelhoehe Solar Observatory |
1943 |
Villach, Austria |
| Karl Schwarzschild Observatory |
1960 |
Jena, Germany |
| Keck Observatory |
1993 |
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, (USA) |
| Keeble Observatory |
1963 |
Ashland, Virginia (USA) |
| Kennon Observatory |
1939 |
Oxford, Mississippi (USA) |
| Kepler Space Observatory |
2008 (planned) |
Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit |
| Kirkwood Observatory |
1901 |
Bloomington, Indiana (USA) |
| Kitt Peak National Observatory |
1958 |
Tucson, Arizona (USA) |
| Kleť Observatory |
1957 |
České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
| Kodaikanal Solar Observatory |
1899 |
Palani, India |
| Konkoly Observatory |
1871 |
Budapest, Hungary |
| Kvistaberg Observatory |
|
Sweden |
| Kyung Hee Observatory |
1992 |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Ladd Observatory |
1891 |
Providence, Rhode Island (USA) |
| Lake Afton Public Observatory |
1979 |
Wichita, Kansas (USA) |
| La Plata Astronomical Observatory |
1883 |
La Plata, Argentina |
| La Silla Observatory |
|
Atacama Desert, Chile |
| Large Millimeter Telescope |
|
Sierra Negra, Mexico |
| Las Brisas Observatory |
1979 |
Colorado, (USA) |
| Las Campanas Observatory |
|
La Serena, Chile |
| Laws Observatory |
1880 |
Columbia, Missouri (USA) |
| Leander McCormick Observatory |
1885 |
Mount Jefferson, Charlottesville, Virginia (USA) |
| Leiden Observatory |
1633 |
Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands |
| Leipzig Observatory |
|
Leipzig, Germany |
| Leoncito Astronomical Complex |
1986 |
Calingasta, San Juan, (Argentina) |
| Levenhagen Observatory |
|
Seattle, Washington (USA) |
| Llano de Chajnantor Observatory |
2005 |
Atacama Desert, Chile |
| Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory |
1970s |
Mèrida, Venezeula |
| Lick Observatory |
1881 |
Mount Hamilton, San Jose, California (USA) |
Lowell Observatory
-
|
1894 |
Flagstaff, Arizona (USA) |
| Lund Observatory |
1749 |
Lund, Sweeden |
| Lyon Observatory |
1877 |
St Genis Laval, France |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Macalester College Observatory |
|
Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA) |
| Magdalena Ridge Observatory (under construction) |
2006 |
Socorro County, New Mexico, (USA) |
| Manastash Ridge Observatory |
1972 |
Ellensburg, Washington (USA) |
| Margaret M. Jacoby Observatory |
|
Warwick, Rhode Island (USA) |
| Maria Mitchell Observatory |
1908 |
Nantucket, Massachusetts (USA) |
| Markree Observatory |
1837 |
County Sligo, Ireland |
| Marseille Observatory |
|
Marseille, France |
| Martz Observatory |
|
Chautauqua County, New York (USA) |
| Mauna Kea Observatory |
1967 |
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, (USA) |
| Mauna Loa Solar Observatory |
|
Hawaii, (USA) |
| Maynard F. Jordan Observatory |
1901 |
Orono, Maine (USA) |
| McDonald Observatory |
|
Davis Mountains, Texas, (USA) |
| McKim Observatory |
1884 |
Greencastle, Indiana (USA) |
| McMath-Hulbert Solar Observatory |
1930 |
Lake Angelus, Michigan (USA) |
| MDM Observatory |
|
Kitt Peak, Arizona, (USA) |
| Mees Observatory |
|
Rochester, New York (USA) |
| Mehalso Observatory |
|
Erie, Pennsylvania (USA) |
| Melbourne Observatory |
1862 |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Melton Memorial Observatory |
1928 |
Columbia, South Carolina (USA) |
| Mendenhall Observatory |
2002 |
Stillwater, Oklahoma (USA) |
| Menke Observatory |
1994 |
Davenport, Iowa, (USA) |
| Meudon Observatory |
1876 |
Meudon, France |
| Meyer-Womble Observatory |
1996 |
Mount Evans, Colorado (USA) |
| Michigan State University Observatory |
1969 |
East Lansing, Michigan (USA) |
Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées
-
|
-
|
Headquarters: Toulouse, France |
| Miller Observatory |
1976 |
Maiden, North Carolina (USA) |
| MMT Observatory |
1987 |
Mount Hopkins, Arizona, (USA) |
| Moletai Astronomical Observatory |
1969 |
Moletai, Lithuania |
| Mont Mégantic Observatory |
1978 |
Mont Mégantic, Québec, Canada |
| Moore Observatory |
1978 |
Oldham County, Kentucky (USA) |
| Morris Observatory |
1973 |
North Manchester, Indiana (USA) |
| Morrison Observatory |
|
Fayette, Missouri, (USA) |
| Mounds Observatory |
|
Tulsa, Oklahoma, (USA) |
| Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory |
|
Greenville, Delaware (USA) |
| Mount Graham International Observatory |
1993 |
Mount Graham, Arizona, (USA) |
| Mount John University Observatory |
|
Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand |
| Mount Laguna Observatory |
1968 |
San Diego, California, (USA) |
| Mount Lemmon Observatory |
|
Tucson, Arizona, (USA) |
| Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory |
|
Tasmania |
| Mount Stromlo Observatory |
1911 |
Canberra, Australia |
| Mount Suhora Observatory |
1987 |
Poland |
| Mount Wilson Observatory |
1904 |
Mount Wilson, Los Angeles County, California, (USA) |
| Mountain Skies Observatory |
|
Lyman, Wyoming (USA) |
| Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory |
1957 |
Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
1988 |
Headquarters: Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
| National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico) |
1970 |
Baja California, Mexico |
| National Observatory of Athens |
1846 |
Athens, Greece |
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
-
|
1982 |
Headquarters: Tucson, Arizona, USA |
| National Optical Observatory |
|
Turkey |
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
-
|
|
Headquarters: Charlottesville, Virginia, (USA) |
| National Solar Observatory |
|
Sunspot, New Mexico (USA) & Kitt Peak, Arizona, (USA) |
| Naylor Observatory |
|
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (USA) |
| Neuchâtel Observatory |
1858 |
Neuchâtel,Switzerland |
| Nice Observatory |
1879 |
Nice, France |
| Norman Lockyer Observatory |
1912 |
Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom |
| North Georgia Astronomical Observatory |
|
Dahlonega, Georgia (USA) |
| North Otago Astronomical Society Observatory |
|
Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand |
| Nyrölä Observatory |
1997 |
Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Palisades-Dows Observatory |
1987 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (USA) |
| Palomar Observatory |
1948 |
Palomar Mountain, California, (USA) |
| Panzano Observatory |
|
Bologna, Italy |
| Paranal Observatory |
|
Cerro Paranal, Atacama desert, Chile |
| Paris Observatory |
1667 |
Paris, France |
| Parkes Observatory |
1961 |
Parkes, Australia |
| Paul Robinson Observatory |
1965 |
High Bridge, New Jersey (USA) |
| Perkins Observatory |
1931 |
Delaware, Ohio (USA) |
| Perth Observatory |
1896 |
Perth, Australia |
| Pic du Midi Observatory |
1878 |
Pic du Midi, Pyrenees, France |
| Pico dos Dias Observatory |
1981 |
Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Pine Bluff Observatory |
1958 |
Cross Plains, Wisconsin (USA) |
| Pine Mountain Observatory |
|
Bend, Oregon (USA) |
| Poznań Observatory |
1919 |
Poznań, Poland |
| Pulkovo Observatory |
1839 |
Pulkovskiye Heights, Russia |
| Purple Mountain Observatory |
|
Nanjing, China |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Radcliffe Observatory |
1772 |
Oxford, England. Moved to Durban, South Africa in 1939 |
| Rainwater Observatory |
|
French Camp, Mississippi (USA) |
| Ralph A. Worley Observatory |
1964 |
Shreveport, Louisiana (USA) |
| Rantaseppä-Helenius Farmyard Observatory |
1963 |
Kevola, Finland |
| Red Barn Observatory H68 |
2006 |
Ty Ty, Georgia (USA) |
| Red Buttes Observatory |
1994 |
Laramie, Wyoming (USA) |
| Riley Observatory |
1974 |
Naperville, Illinois (USA) |
| RIT Observatory |
|
Rochester, New York (USA) |
| Robert Brownlee Observatory |
|
Lake Arrowhead, California (USA) |
| Robinson Observatory |
|
Orlando, Florida (USA) |
| Robotic Lunar Observatory |
1995 |
Flagstaff, AZ (USA) |
| Rogers Observatory |
1981 |
Traverse City, Michigan (USA) |
| Rolnick Observatory |
|
Westport, Connecticut (USA) |
| Rome Observatory |
|
Italy |
| Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
1675 |
Greenwich, England |
| Royal Observatory, Edinburgh |
1896 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Roque de los Muchachos Observatory |
1979 (officially inaugurated in 1985) |
La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Shattuck Observatory |
1854 |
Hanover, New Hampshire (USA) |
| Seven Hills Observatory |
1996 |
Kearney, Nebraska, (USA) |
| Sherzer Observatory |
1878 |
Ypsilanti, Michigan (USA) |
| Siding Spring Observatory |
|
Siding Spring, New South Wales, Australia |
| Simeiz Observatory |
|
Simeiz, Crimea, Ukraine |
| Sisk Observatory |
|
Mulberry, Kansas (USA) |
| Skalnaté Pleso Observatory |
1953 |
Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia |
| Skylab |
1973 |
low Earth orbit; re-entered in 1979 |
| Smith Observatory |
1880's |
Beloit, Wisconsin (USA) |
| Sola Fide Observatory |
|
Austin, Minnesota (USA) |
| Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) |
1996 |
Earth-Sun L1 point |
| Sommers-Bausch Observatory |
1949 |
Boulder, Colorado (USA) |
| Sonnenborgh Observatory |
1853 |
Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Sonoma State Observatory |
1976 |
Rohnert Park, California (USA) |
South African Astronomical Observatory
-
|
1972 |
Sutherland, South Africa |
| Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
|
Caucasus Mountains, Russia |
| Sperry Observatory |
1967 |
Cranford, New Jersey (USA) |
| Spitzer Space Telescope |
2003 |
Heliocentric orbit |
| Springwater Observatory |
2005 |
Estacada, Oregon (USA) |
| Sproul Observatory |
|
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (USA) |
| Stardome Observatory |
1967 |
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand |
| Starkenburg Observatory |
1970 |
Heppenheim, Germany |
| Štefánik's Observatory |
1928 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Steward Observatory
-
|
1916 |
Tucson, Arizona, (USA) |
| Stjerneborg |
1581 |
Hven, Sweden |
| Stockholm Observatory |
1749 |
Stockholm, Sweeden |
| Stokesville Observatory |
|
Virginia, (USA) |
| Strasbourg Observatory |
1881 |
Strasbourg, France |
| Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy |
2006 |
Boeing 747SP airliner |
| Stull Observatory |
1966 |
Alfred, New York (USA) |
| Stuttgart Observatory |
1920 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
| Sudbury Neutrino Observatory |
1999 |
Sudbury, Ontario, (Canada) |
| Sunriver Observatory |
|
Sunriver, Oregon (USA) |
| Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission |
2004 |
Low Earth orbit |
| Sydney Observatory |
1858 |
Sydney, Australia |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Tacubaya Observatory |
1882 |
Tacubaya, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Taeduk Radio Astronomy Observatory |
1986 |
Taejon, South Korea |
| Tamke-Allen Observatory |
1998 |
Roane County, Tennessee (USA) |
| Tartu Observatory |
1964 |
Tartumaa, Estonia |
| Teide Observatory |
1964 |
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| Ten Acre Observatory |
|
Tribbey, Oklahoma (USA) |
| Texas A&M Astronomical Observatory |
|
College Station, Texas (USA) |
| Theodore Jacobsen Observatory |
1895 |
Seattle, Washington, (USA) |
| Thompson Observatory |
1968 |
Beloit, Wisconsin (USA) |
| Tuorla Observatory |
|
Piikkiö, Finland |
| Trieste Observatory |
|
Trieste, Italy |
| Turin Observatory |
1759 |
Pino Torinese, Italy |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Udaipur Solar Observatory |
|
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| University of Alabama Observatory |
1849 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (USA) |
| University of North Alabama Observatory |
|
Florence, Alabama (USA) |
| University of London Observatory |
1929 |
London, England |
| University of Maryland Observatory |
|
College Park, Maryland (USA) |
| University of New Hampshire Observatory |
|
Durham, New Hampshire (USA) |
| Uppsala Astronomical Observatory |
1741 |
Uppsala, Sweden |
| Urania (Antwerp) |
|
Hove, Belgium |
| Urania (Berlin) |
|
Berlin, Germany |
| Urania (Vienna) |
1909 |
Vienna, Austria |
| Urania Observatory (Zürich) |
1907 |
Zürich, Switzerland |
| Uraniborg |
1572 |
Hven, Sweden |
| U.S. Naval Observatory |
1842 |
Washington, D.C., (USA) |
| U.S. Naval Observatory (Flagstaff Station) |
1955 |
Flagstaff, Arizona, (USA) |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Vainu Bappu Observatory |
|
Tamil Nadu, India |
| Van Vleck Observatory |
1914 |
Middletown, Connecticut (USA) |
| Vanderbilt University Observatory |
|
Nashville, Tennessee (USA) |
| Vassar College Observatory |
1865 |
Poughkeepsie, New York (USA) |
Vatican Observatory
-
|
|
Castelgandolfo, Italy
-
|
| Veen Observatory |
1970 |
Lowell, Michigan (USA) |
| Vega-Bray Observatory |
1990 |
Benson, Arizona (USA) |
| Vernonia Peak Observatory |
|
Oregon, (USA) |
| Very Large Array |
1980 |
Socorro, New Mexico (USA) |
| Very Long Baseline Array |
1993 |
Various locations |
| Vienna Observatory |
1753 |
Vienna, Austria |
| Vilnius University Observatory |
1753 |
Vilnius University, Lithuania |
| Višnjan Observatory |
1978 |
Višnjan, Croatia |
| Name |
Established |
Location |
| Warner Observatory |
1882 |
Rochester, New York (USA) |
| Warner and Swasey Observatory |
1919 |
Cleveland, Ohio (USA) |
| Warren Rupp Observatory |
1985 |
Mansfield, Ohio (USA) |
| Washburn Observatory |
1881 |
Madison, Wisconsin (USA) |
| Weaver Student Observatory |
|
Monterey, California (USA) |
| Weitkamp Observatory |
1955 |
Westerville, Ohio (USA) |
| Whipple Observatory |
1968 |
Mount Hopkins, Arizona, (USA) |
| Whitin Observatory |
1901 |
Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA) |
| Wilder Observatory |
|
Amherst, Massachusetts (USA) |
| Williams Observatory |
1990 |
Boiling Springs, North Carolina (USA) |
| Winer Observatory |
1983 |
Sonoita, Arizona (USA) |
| Winfree Observatory |
1900 |
Lynchburg, Virginia (USA) |
| Wise Observatory |
1971 |
Negev, Israel |
| Witte Observatory |
1984 |
Mediapolis, Iowa (USA) |
| WIYN Observatory |
1994 |
Kitt Peak, Arizona (USA) |
[edit] References
- ^ Chaisson, Eric, McMillan, Steve (2002). Astronomy Today, Fourth Edition. Prentice Hall, 116-119.
- ^ Chaisson, Eric, McMillan, Steve (2002). Astronomy Today, Fourth Edition. Prentice Hall, 119.
- ^ Chaisson, Eric, McMillan, Steve (2002). Astronomy Today, Fourth Edition. Prentice Hall.
- ^ A Brief History of the Hubble Space Telescope: Why a Space Telescope?. NASA. Retrieved on 2006-08-14.
- ^ A Era of Space Telescopes. Space Telescope Science Institute. Retrieved on 2006-09-14.
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