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[{"name":"Georgian National Astrophysical Observatory","body":"Georgian National Astrophysical Observatory (GENAO) currently renamed again as Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory was founded in 1932 by Academician Eugene Kharadze on Mount Kanobili, near resort Abastumani (in Samtskhe-Javakheti, southeastern part of Georgia). Altitude of Mt. Kanobili varies between 1650–1700 m above sea level. \nThe observatory is located ~250 km from Tbilisi, capital of Georgia; being distant from the air pollution and sky illumination together with excellent natural conditions (hilly landscape covered with coniferous forest) makes this place being among the best observatories at the same altitude range. Weather is stable, no harsh and sudden changes.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Abastumani_%2814715217071%29.jpg/220px-Abastumani_%2814715217071%29.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":" 119 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Abastumani, Adigeni Municipality, Georgia "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"41°45′15″N 42°49′10″E / 41.7542°N 42.8194°E / 41.7542; 42.8194Coordinates: 41°45′15″N 42°49′10″E / 41.7542°N 42.8194°E / 41.7542; 42.8194"},{"type":"Website","value":"1,650 m (5,410 ft) "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"observatory.iliauni.edu.ge "},{"type":"Unnamed","value":"Unnamed33 cm Reflector - mounted in 1932, now is in the Museum of GENAOUnnamed40 cm Zeiss Refractor - mounted in 1936Unnamed44 cm Zeiss Schmidt Camera - mounted in 1940Unnamed70 cm Maksutov Meniscus Telescope - 1955Unnamed48 cm Cassegrain Reflector - mounted in 1968Unnamed40 cm Zeiss Double Astrograph - mounted in 1978Unnamed125 cm Ritchey–Chrétien Reflector - mounted in 1977"},{"type":"Unnamed","value":"33 cm Reflector - mounted in 1932, now is in the Museum of GENAO"},{"type":"Unnamed","value":"40 cm Zeiss Refractor - mounted in 1936"},{"type":"Unnamed","value":"44 cm Zeiss Schmidt Camera - mounted in 1940"},{"type":"Unnamed","value":"70 cm Maksutov Meniscus Telescope - 1955"},{"type":"Unnamed","value":"48 cm Cassegrain Reflector - mounted in 1968"},{"type":"Unnamed","value":"40 cm Zeiss Double Astrograph - mounted in 1978"}]},{"name":"Adolphson Observatory","body":"The Adolphson Astronomical Observatory, located atop the Center for Science and Business[1] in Monmouth, Illinois, U.S., on the campus of Monmouth College, was built in 2013. Its largest telescope is the 20-inch reflecting Trubeck Telescope.[2] The observatory is used for undergraduate student education, undergraduate research including the tracking and discovery of near-earth objects, and for public awareness of science.[3][4]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Location","value":"Monmouth, Illinois, U.S."},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"40°54′46″N 90°38′21″W / 40.9128°N 90.6393°W / 40.9128; -90.6393Coordinates: 40°54′46″N 90°38′21″W / 40.9128°N 90.6393°W / 40.9128; -90.6393"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"760 ft (230 m) "},{"type":"Established","value":"2013 "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Trubeck Telescope "}]},{"name":"Airdrie Public Observatory","body":"Airdrie Public Observatory (55° 51’ 56” N, 3° 58’ 58” W) is a fully operational, historic astronomical observatory, which is part of the library building in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. There are only four public observatories operating in the United Kingdom, all of which are in Scotland. Airdrie Observatory is the smallest, and second oldest.\n","table":[]},{"name":"Governor Aker Observatory","body":"Governor Aker Observatory is an astronomical observatory, part of Eastern Arizona College's Discovery Park Campus (formerly known as Discovery Park) in Safford, Arizona (US). Opening on November 18, 1995, the observatory became Discovery Park's first attraction. In addition to its telescope, a 20-inch Cassegrain reflector, it houses an astronomy exhibit gallery and a simulated voyage through the solar system aboard a \"space shuttle\". Another of its attractions is a camera obscura, one of the world's largest. It also conducts tours of Mount Graham International Observatory.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Discovery Park"},{"type":"Location","value":"Safford, Arizona (US)"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"32°47′57″N 109°43′42″W / 32.7993°N 109.72822°W / 32.7993; -109.72822Coordinates: 32°47′57″N 109°43′42″W / 32.7993°N 109.72822°W / 32.7993; -109.72822"},{"type":"Established","value":"November 18, 1995"},{"type":"Website","value":"[1]"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Unnamed Telescope20 inch"},{"type":"Unnamed Telescope","value":"20 inch"}]},{"name":"Aldershot Observatory","body":"\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Aldershot_observatory_01.JPG/220px-Aldershot_observatory_01.JPG","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":""},{"type":"Location(s)","value":"The Alexander Observatory "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Aldershot, Rushmoor, Hampshire, South East England, England"},{"type":"Built","value":"51°15′30″N 0°45′44″W / 51.258412°N 0.762339°W / 51.258412; -0.762339Coordinates: 51°15′30″N 0°45′44″W / 51.258412°N 0.762339°W / 51.258412; -0.762339 "},{"type":"Telescope style","value":"1906 – (1906 –) "},{"type":"Diameter","value":"astronomical observatoryEquatorial mountrefracting telescope "}]},{"name":"Algonquin Radio Observatory","body":"The Algonquin Radio Observatory (ARO) is a radio observatory located in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1959 in order to host a number of the National Research Council of Canada's (NRC) ongoing experiments in a more radio-quiet location than Ottawa.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/The_Thoth_telescope_at_the_Algonquin_Radio_Observatory.JPG/220px-The_Thoth_telescope_at_the_Algonquin_Radio_Observatory.JPG","table":[{"type":"Named after","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"Algonquin Provincial Park "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada "},{"type":"Established","value":"45°57′20″N 78°04′23″W / 45.9555°N 78.073°W / 45.9555; -78.073Coordinates: 45°57′20″N 78°04′23″W / 45.9555°N 78.073°W / 45.9555; -78.073"},{"type":"Website","value":"1959 "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.arocanada.com "}]},{"name":"Allegheny Observatory","body":"The Allegheny Observatory is an American astronomical research institution, a part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh. The facility is listed on the National Register of Historical Places (ref. # 79002157, added June 22, 1979)[3] and is designated as a Pennsylvania state[4] and Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation[5] historic landmark.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/AlleghenyObservatoryMarch2013.jpg/250px-AlleghenyObservatoryMarch2013.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"The observatory in 2013"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of Pittsburgh"},{"type":"Location","value":" 778 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"},{"type":"Established","value":"40°28′57″N 80°01′15″W / 40.482525°N 80.020829°W / 40.482525; -80.020829"},{"type":"Website","value":"February 15, 1859"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Allegheny Observatory"},{"type":"Thaw Memorial Refractor","value":"Thaw Memorial Refractor30-inch refracting telescopeKeeler Memorial Reflector(retired)30-inch Cassegrain reflectorFitz-Clark Refractor13-inch refracting telescopeBuilt:1900–1912Architect:Architectural style(s):Thorsten E. 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The observatory participates in the \"Unicorn Project\" and in the Minor Planet Astrometry group (Grup d'Estudis Astronòmics, GEA).[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":" 946 "},{"type":"Location","value":"L'Ametlla de Mar, Spain"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"40°55′44″N 0°47′29″E / 40.9289333°N 0.79125°E / 40.9289333; 0.79125Coordinates: 40°55′44″N 0°47′29″E / 40.9289333°N 0.79125°E / 40.9289333; 0.79125"},{"type":"Website","value":"astrogea.org/jnomen/ "}]},{"name":"Angell Hall Observatory","body":"Angell Hall Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Michigan. It is located on the UM Central Campus on top of Angell Hall in Ann Arbor, Michigan (US). It has a computer-controlled 0.4-m Cassegrain telescope in its single dome, and a small radio telescope on the roof. In the past it has housed a large, clock-driven refracting telescope and a reflecting telescope in side-by-side domes. The current telescope was manufactured by DFM Engineering and installed in December 1994.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Angell_Hall_at_Night%2C_University_of_Michigan%2C_435_S._State_St.%2C_Ann_Arbor_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Angell_Hall_at_Night%2C_University_of_Michigan%2C_435_S._State_St.%2C_Ann_Arbor_-_panoramio.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of Michigan "},{"type":"Location","value":" 767 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Ann Arbor, Michigan"},{"type":"Established","value":"42°16′36″N 83°44′24″W / 42.2767°N 83.7399°W / 42.2767; -83.7399Coordinates: 42°16′36″N 83°44′24″W / 42.2767°N 83.7399°W / 42.2767; -83.7399"},{"type":"Website","value":"1927 "}]},{"name":"Ankara University Observatory","body":"The Ankara University Observatory (AUG) (Turkish: Ankara Üniversitesi Gözlemevi), is a ground-based astronomical observatory operated by the Astronomy and Space Sciences Department at Ankara University's Faculty of Science. Established in 1959 by Dutch astronomer Egbert Adriaan Kreiken in Ahlatlıbel, Ankara. Currently, it consists of nine optical telescopes and a radio telescope, which is currently taken out of service. Old instruments are displayed in a museum at the observatory.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Ankara_%C3%BCniversitesi_g%C3%B6zlemevi_%284%29.jpg/220px-Ankara_%C3%BCniversitesi_g%C3%B6zlemevi_%284%29.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"Astronomy and Space Sciences DepartmentFaculty of ScienceAnkara University"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Ahlatlıbel, Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"39°50′37″N 32°46′38″E / 39.84361°N 32.77722°E / 39.84361; 32.77722Coordinates: 39°50′37″N 32°46′38″E / 39.84361°N 32.77722°E / 39.84361; 32.77722"},{"type":"Established","value":"1,256 m (4,121 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"August 26, 1963"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"rasathane.ankara.edu.tr"},{"type":"T40 Kreiken","value":"T40 Kreiken406mm Reflecting telescopeT35356mm Reflecting telescopeT30 MaksutovCassegrainT15CoudéT20203mm Reflecting telescopeETX-125127mm Reflecting telescopeMars Explorer70mm Refracting telescopeTAD-260mm Refracting telescopeTAD-160mm Refracting telescopeRadio telescopeRegional radio (defunct)"},{"type":"T35","value":"406mm Reflecting telescope"},{"type":"T30 Maksutov","value":"356mm Reflecting telescope"},{"type":"T15","value":"Cassegrain"},{"type":"T20","value":"Coudé"},{"type":"ETX-125","value":"203mm Reflecting telescope"},{"type":"Mars Explorer","value":"127mm Reflecting telescope"},{"type":"TAD-2","value":"70mm Refracting telescope"},{"type":"TAD-1","value":"60mm Refracting telescope"},{"type":"Radio telescope","value":"60mm Refracting telescope"}]},{"name":"Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory","body":"Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory, or AST/RO, was[1] a 1.7 meter diameter off-axis telescope for research in astronomy and aeronomy at wavelengths between 0.2 and 2 mm. The instrument operated between 1994 and 2005 at the South Pole with four heterodyne receivers and three acousto-optical spectrometers. \nIt was replaced by the 10-m South Pole Telescope.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"AST/RO "},{"type":"Part of","value":"Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station "},{"type":"Location(s)","value":"Antarctica "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"89°59′40″S 45°53′00″W / 89.9944°S 45.8833°W / -89.9944; -45.8833Coordinates: 89°59′40″S 45°53′00″W / 89.9944°S 45.8833°W / -89.9944; -45.8833 "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"2,847 m (9,341 ft) "},{"type":"Wavelength","value":"0.2 mm (1.5 THz)-2.0 mm (150 GHz)"},{"type":"First light","value":"January 1995 "},{"type":"Decommissioned","value":"December 2005 "},{"type":"Telescope style","value":"radio telescope "},{"type":"Diameter","value":"1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) "},{"type":"Replaced by","value":"South Pole Telescope "}]},{"name":"Apache Point Observatory","body":"The Apache Point Observatory (APO; obs. code: 705) is an astronomical observatory located in the Sacramento Mountains in Sunspot, New Mexico, United States, approximately 18 miles (29 km) south of Cloudcroft. The observatory is operated by New Mexico State University (NMSU) and owned by the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC). Access to the telescopes and buildings is private and restricted.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Apache-0110.JPG/250px-Apache-0110.JPG","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"ARCSAT and SDSS telescope buildings at the Apache Point Observatory."},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Astrophysical Research Consortium"},{"type":"Location","value":" 705 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Sunspot, New Mexico"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"32°46′49″N 105°49′13″W / 32.78028°N 105.82028°W / 32.78028; -105.82028Coordinates: 32°46′49″N 105°49′13″W / 32.78028°N 105.82028°W / 32.78028; -105.82028"},{"type":"Weather","value":"2,788 meters (9,147 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"65% clear nights"},{"type":"Website","value":"1985 (1985)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.apo.nmsu.edu"},{"type":"Astrophysical Research Consortium telescope","value":"Astrophysical Research Consortium telescope3.5 m reflectorSloan Digital Sky Survey telescope2.5 m reflectorNew Mexico State University telescope1.0 m reflectorARCSAT0.5 m reflector"},{"type":"Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescope","value":"3.5 m reflector"},{"type":"New Mexico State University telescope","value":"2.5 m reflector"},{"type":"ARCSAT","value":"1.0 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Apollo Observatory","body":"\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Miami Valley Astronomical Society"},{"type":"Location","value":"Dayton, OH"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"39°47′20″N 84°12′06″W / 39.788823°N 84.201794°W / 39.788823; -84.201794Coordinates: 39°47′20″N 84°12′06″W / 39.788823°N 84.201794°W / 39.788823; -84.201794"},{"type":"Website","value":"mvas.org/node/156"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Unnamed Telescope50cm Dall-Kirkham Cassegrainian Reflector"},{"type":"Unnamed Telescope","value":"50cm Dall-Kirkham Cassegrainian Reflector"}]},{"name":"Arcetri Observatory","body":"The Arcetri Observatory (Italian: Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri) is an astrophysical observatory located in the hilly area of Arcetri on the outskirts of Florence, Italy. It is located close to Villa Il Gioiello, the residence of Galileo Galilei from 1631 to 1642. Observatory staff carry out theoretical and observational astronomy as well as designing and constructing astronomical instrumentation. 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Founded in 1942, it is located on the plateau of Asiago, 90 kilometers northwest of Padua, near the town of Asiago. Its main instrument is the 1.22-meter Galilei telescope, currently used only for spectrometric observations.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Children_building_an_E-ELT_mirror.jpg/220px-Children_building_an_E-ELT_mirror.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of Padua "},{"type":"Location","value":" 043 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Asiago, Italy "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"45°51′59″N 11°31′35″E / 45.8664°N 11.5264°E / 45.8664; 11.5264Coordinates: 45°51′59″N 11°31′35″E / 45.8664°N 11.5264°E / 45.8664; 11.5264"},{"type":"Established","value":"1,045 m (3,428 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1942 "}]},{"name":"Lisbon Astronomical Observatory","body":"The Lisbon Astronomical Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa) is an astronomical observatory located in Tapada da Ajuda, in the civil parish of Alcântara, municipality of Lisbon. Recognized internationally for its quality of work in the field of positioning astronomy (since the 19th century), in 1992, it became a dependency of the University of Lisbon (and later, part of the Faculty of Sciences), responsible for scientific and historical research, along with media relations.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fotooal.jpg/240px-Fotooal.jpg","table":[{"type":"Lisbon Astronomical Observatory","value":"Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa"},{"type":"General information","value":""},{"type":"Type","value":"Location of the observatory within the municipality of Lisbon"},{"type":"Country","value":"Astronomical Observatory"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":" Portugal"},{"type":"Opened","value":"38°42′37.94″N 9°11′15.02″W / 38.7105389°N 9.1875056°W / 38.7105389; -9.1875056Coordinates: 38°42′37.94″N 9°11′15.02″W / 38.7105389°N 9.1875056°W / 38.7105389; -9.1875056"},{"type":"Owner","value":"1812"},{"type":"Technical details","value":"Portuguese Republic"},{"type":"Material","value":"Mixed masonry"},{"type":"Design and construction","value":"Jean François Gille Colson"},{"type":"Architect","value":"www.oal.ul.pt"},{"type":"Website"}]},{"name":"Llano de Chajnantor Observatory","body":"Llano de Chajnantor Observatory is the name for a group of astronomical observatories located at an altitude of over 4,800 m (15,700 ft) in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The site is in the Antofagasta Region approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the town of San Pedro de Atacama. The exceptionally arid climate of the area is inhospitable to humans, but creates an excellent location for millimeter, submillimeter, and mid-infrared astronomy.[1] This is because water vapour absorbs and attenuates submillimetre radiation. Llano de Chajnantor is home to the largest and most expensive astronomical telescope project in the world, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). 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The observatory was founded in 2000.[2]\nby American amateur astronomer Ron Dyvig, who was associated with the Optical Sciences Center and Steward Observatory of the University of Arizona. While there, he occasionally participated in observing runs using the telescopes on Kitt Peak. Kitt Peak Observatory \nAs of November 2016, a total of 25 numbered minor planets were discovered at the observatory. The Minor Planet Center credits these discoveries to Ron Dyvig and to the observatory, respectively. The main-belt asteroid (315495) 2008 AQ3 was discovered by Italian amateur astronomer Fabrizio Tozzi while using the Badlands Observatory telescope remotely via the Internet in 2008. [3] Asteroid 26715 South Dakota, discovered by Ron Dyvig in 2001, is named after the U.S. state South Dakota, where the Badlands observatory is located.[4]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BadlandsObservatory.jpg/220px-BadlandsObservatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Named after","value":""},{"type":"Organization","value":"Badlands National Park "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Black Hills Astronomical Society"},{"type":"Location","value":"918"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Quinn, South Dakota, US"},{"type":"Website","value":"43°59′27″N 102°7′51″W / 43.99083°N 102.13083°W / 43.99083; -102.13083Coordinates: 43°59′27″N 102°7′51″W / 43.99083°N 102.13083°W / 43.99083; -102.13083"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"[1]"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"unnamed26-inch reflector"}]},{"name":"Baker Observatory","body":"The William G. and Retha Stone Baker Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Missouri State University. 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Its largest telescope is a 16-inch Meade LX200. The observatory is used primarily for student astronomy classes and not research. The observatory also hosts public observation events for enthusiasts.[1]\n","table":[]},{"name":"Barnard Observatory","body":"Barnard Observatory was a U.S. astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Completed in 1859, it was part of the astronomy focus that chancellor Frederick A.P. Barnard had for the school.[2] Due to the outbreak of the Civil War, though, the purchase of the observatory's telescopes were put on hold. Today the observatory houses the Center for the Study of Southern Culture while the university's astronomers use Kennon Observatory.[3]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Barnard_Observatory.jpg/250px-Barnard_Observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Location","value":"Front of the observatory"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Oxford, Mississippi"},{"type":"Established","value":"34°21′58″N 89°32′02″W / 34.366°N 89.534°W / 34.366; -89.534"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"1857 (1857)"},{"type":"Unnamed Telescope","value":"Unnamed TelescopeBarnard ObservatoryU.S. National Register of Historic Places\nShow map of MississippiShow map of the United StatesLocationUniversity of Mississippi campus, Oxford, MississippiCoordinates34°21′58″N 89°32′4″W / 34.36611°N 89.53444°W / 34.36611; -89.53444Coordinates: 34°21′58″N 89°32′4″W / 34.36611°N 89.53444°W / 34.36611; -89.53444Arealess than one acreBuilt1857Architectural styleGreek RevivalNRHP reference No.78001607[1]Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1978\n"},{"type":"Location","value":""},{"type":"Coordinates","value":""},{"type":"Area","value":"Barnard Observatory"},{"type":"Built","value":"U.S. National Register of Historic Places"},{"type":"Architectural style","value":"\n"},{"type":"NRHP reference No.","value":"Show map of MississippiShow map of the United States"},{"type":"Added to NRHP","value":"University of Mississippi campus, Oxford, Mississippi"}]},{"name":"Bareket Observatory","body":"The Bareket Observatory (IAU code B35 ; 35.0317°N Parallax sinφ 0.84991 cosφ +0.52524)[1] is an astronomical educational observatory owned and operated by the Bareket family. It is located east of the city of Maccabim, near Modiin.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/Bareket_Telescope.jpg/250px-Bareket_Telescope.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":"One of the main telescopes in Bareket Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":" B35 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel"},{"type":"Website","value":"31°53′17″N 35°01′54″E / 31.888189°N 35.031694°E / 31.888189; 35.031694"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"bareket-astro.com"},{"type":"15\" f/2.8","value":"15\" f/2.815\" Astrograph reflectorNewtonian 12\" f/5.3Planetary telescope, 12\" prime focus reflectorSCT 14\" f/8.7Remote controlled automated Internet robotic telescope"},{"type":"Newtonian 12\" f/5.3","value":"15\" Astrograph reflector"},{"type":"SCT 14\" f/8.7","value":"Planetary telescope, 12\" prime focus reflector"}]},{"name":"Bayfordbury Observatory","body":"\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Bayfordbury_campus_%2827115264794%29.jpg/250px-Bayfordbury_campus_%2827115264794%29.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Optical domes of the observatory"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of Hertfordshire"},{"type":"Location","value":"J33"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Hertfordshire, United Kingdom"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"51°46′30″N 00°05′40″W / 51.77500°N 0.09444°W / 51.77500; -0.09444"},{"type":"Established","value":"66 metres (217 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1969 (1969)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Bayfordbury Observatory"},{"type":"J.C.D. 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The observatory was built in 1442 during the Ming dynasty, and expanded during the Qing. It received major reorganization and many new, more accurate instruments from Europeans (Jesuits) in 1644.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Vm-4359-Beijing-Observatory-Guo-Shouking-statue.jpg/220px-Vm-4359-Beijing-Observatory-Guo-Shouking-statue.jpg","table":[{"type":"Location","value":"On the grounds of the Beijing Ancient Observatory with a bronze bust of the astronomer and mathematician Guo Shoujing in the foreground."},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Dongcheng District, People's Republic of China "},{"type":"Website","value":"39°54′22″N 116°25′41″E / 39.9061°N 116.4281°E / 39.9061; 116.4281Coordinates: 39°54′22″N 116°25′41″E / 39.9061°N 116.4281°E / 39.9061; 116.4281"}]},{"name":"Belgrade Observatory","body":"Belgrade Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the eastern part of Belgrade, Serbia, in the natural environment of Zvezdara Forest.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Pavilion_of_Large_Refractor.JPG/220px-Pavilion_of_Large_Refractor.JPG","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Pavilion of Large Refractor"},{"type":"Location","value":" 057 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Belgrade, Serbia"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"44°48′13″N 20°30′29″E / 44.80361°N 20.508°E / 44.80361; 20.508Coordinates: 44°48′13″N 20°30′29″E / 44.80361°N 20.508°E / 44.80361; 20.508"},{"type":"Established","value":"253 m (830 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1887 "}]},{"name":"Belogradchik Observatory","body":"The Astronomical Observatory of Belogradchik or Belogradchik Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Institute of Astronomy of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. It is located near the town of Belogradchik in northwestern Bulgaria, at the foot of the Western Balkan Mountains. The other observatory operated by the same institute is the Rozhen Observatory.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Belogradchik_Observatory_from_above.JPG/220px-Belogradchik_Observatory_from_above.JPG","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Belogradchik Observatory from above"},{"type":"Location","value":"Institute of Astronomy, BAS"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Belogradchik, Bulgaria"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"43°37′22″N 22°40′30″E / 43.62278°N 22.67500°E / 43.62278; 22.67500"},{"type":"Established","value":"650 m (2,134 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1961 / 1965"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Astronomical observatory - Belogradchik"},{"type":"Zeiss telescope","value":"Zeiss telescope60 cm Cassegrain reflectorCelestron telescope14 inch (36 cm) Schmidt-Cassegrain reflectorZeiss telescope15 cm Cassegrain reflector"},{"type":"Celestron telescope","value":"60 cm Cassegrain reflector"},{"type":"Zeiss telescope","value":"14 inch (36 cm) Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector"}]},{"name":"Bergisch Gladbach Observatory","body":"The Bergisch Gladbach Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, at 51°05′15.4″N 7°29′08.8″E / 51.087611°N 7.485778°E / 51.087611; 7.485778. Its observatory code is 621. Astronomer Wolf Bickel.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":" 621 "},{"type":"Location","value":"Bergisch Gladbach, Germany"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"51°05′15″N 7°29′09″E / 51.08761°N 7.48578°E / 51.08761; 7.48578Coordinates: 51°05′15″N 7°29′09″E / 51.08761°N 7.48578°E / 51.08761; 7.48578"}]},{"name":"Berlin Observatory","body":"\n","table":[]},{"name":"Besançon Astronomical Observatory","body":"The Besançon Astronomical Observatory (French: Observatoire de Besançon; Observatoire des sciences de l'Univers de Besançon) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS, National Center for Scientific Research). It is located in Besançon, France.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Observatoire_besancon_2011.jpg/220px-Observatoire_besancon_2011.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":""},{"type":"Organization","value":"Besançon Observatory "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"French National Centre for Scientific Research "},{"type":"Location","value":" 016 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Besançon, France"},{"type":"Website","value":"47°14′49″N 5°59′23″E / 47.2469°N 5.9897°E / 47.2469; 5.9897Coordinates: 47°14′49″N 5°59′23″E / 47.2469°N 5.9897°E / 47.2469; 5.9897"}]},{"name":"Big Bear Solar Observatory","body":"Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) is a university-based solar observatory in the United States. It is operated by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). BBSO has a 1.6 m clear aperture Goode Solar Telescope (GST), which has no obscuration in the optical train. Light corrected by adaptive optics is fed to either the visible (VIS) or near-infrared (NIRIS) spectro-polarimeter. Additionally, uncorrected light can be fed to a cryogenic spectrograph (CYRA) operating out to wavelengths of 5 microns. BBSO also operates full-disk patrol telescopes. The telescopes and instruments at the observatory are designed and employed specifically for studying the activities and phenomena of the Sun.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/GST_dome.jpg/220px-GST_dome.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Dome on the main BBSO building viewed from Big Bear Lake"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"New Jersey Institute of Technology "},{"type":"Location","value":" G77 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Big Bear Lake, California, US"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"34°15′30″N 116°55′16″W / 34.2583°N 116.921°W / 34.2583; -116.921Coordinates: 34°15′30″N 116°55′16″W / 34.2583°N 116.921°W / 34.2583; -116.921"},{"type":"Established","value":"2,060 m (6,760 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1969 "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.bbso.njit.edu "}]},{"name":"Greenhill Observatory","body":"The Greenhill Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the University of Tasmania (UTAS)\n[1] on Bisdee Tier, near Spring Hill, Tasmania. The observatory is located roughly 50 km (30 miles) north of Hobart, (Australia). The nearest municipality is the village of Jericho. The observatory was officially opened by the Governor of Tasmania in February, 2013. The facility is named in honour of longtime University of Tasmania astrophysicist Dr John G. 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Established in 1972, it was located in the central part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in Black Moshannon State Park, approximately 17 kilometers (11 mi) northwest of State College.[1] The observatory was closed some time after August 1995.[2][3]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Pennsylvania State University"},{"type":"Location","value":"Black Moshannon State Park"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"40°55′19″N 78°00′18″W / 40.922°N 78.005°W / 40.922; -78.005Coordinates: 40°55′19″N 78°00′18″W / 40.922°N 78.005°W / 40.922; -78.005"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"738 meters (2,421 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"1972 (1972)"},{"type":"Closed","value":"after August 1995"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"unnamed telescope1.6 m reflector"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"1.6 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Blue Mesa Observatory","body":"Blue Mesa Observatory (BMO), also referred to Magdalena Peak Station for the International Planetary Patrol Program, was an astronomical observatory owned and operated by New Mexico State University (NMSU). It was located on Magdalena Peak in the Sierra de las Uvas (Grape Mountains) of southern New Mexico (US), approximately 43 kilometers (27 mi) northwest of Las Cruces. Founded in 1967 under the supervision of Clyde Tombaugh, the observatory was closed in 1993.[1][2][3] The site and the 30 acres (0.047 sq mi; 0.12 km2) surrounding it were conveyed to the Federal Aviation Administration, which tore down the observatory building and replaced it with a radar installation.[4]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"New Mexico State University"},{"type":"Location","value":"Sierra de las Uvas, New Mexico"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"32°29′30″N 107°10′00″W / 32.4917°N 107.1666°W / 32.4917; -107.1666Coordinates: 32°29′30″N 107°10′00″W / 32.4917°N 107.1666°W / 32.4917; -107.1666"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"1,980 meters (6,500 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"1967 (1967)"},{"type":"Closed","value":"1993 (1993)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"unnamed telescope0.61 m reflector"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"0.61 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Bordeaux Observatory","body":"\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Bordeaux_observatory_grand_%C3%A9quatorial_telescope_img_4099.jpg/220px-Bordeaux_observatory_grand_%C3%A9quatorial_telescope_img_4099.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":"The dome of the \"Grand équatorial\" at Bordeaux Observatory, 2006"},{"type":"Location","value":" 999 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Floirac, France "},{"type":"Established","value":"44°50′06″N 0°31′34″W / 44.8349°N 0.526°W / 44.8349; -0.526Coordinates: 44°50′06″N 0°31′34″W / 44.8349°N 0.526°W / 44.8349; -0.526"},{"type":"Closed","value":"1877"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"2016"}]},{"name":"Bosscha Observatory","body":"Bosscha Observatory is the oldest modern observatory in Indonesia, and one of the oldest in Asia. The observatory is located in Lembang, West Java, approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) north of Bandung. It is situated on a hilly six hectares of land and is 1,310 m (4,300 ft) above mean sea level plateau. 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It is named after the current astronomy professor, David Bradstreet.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Eastern University"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":" 923 "},{"type":"Location","value":"Pennsylvania, US"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"40°03′01″N 75°22′08″W / 40.05028°N 75.36889°W / 40.05028; -75.36889"},{"type":"Established","value":"1996"},{"type":"Website","value":"web.archive.org/web/20051001005835/http://www.eastern.edu:80/academic/trad_undg/sas/depts/physsci/index.html"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Meade LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope16” diameter reflector"},{"type":"Meade LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope","value":"16” diameter reflector"}]},{"name":"Bradley Observatory","body":"The Bradley Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Agnes Scott College. It is located in Decatur, Georgia, 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Atlanta, Georgia, (USA). The observatory's largest telescope, the Beck Telescope, is a vintage 30 inch (750 mm) Cassegrain reflector built in 1930. The telescope was owned and operated by an amateur astronomer, Mr. Gibson. He offered the telescope for sale, seeking to upgrade his own telescope. Agnes Scott purchased it in 1947 for about $15,000. 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It was built in the historic Palazzo Brera in 1764 by the Jesuit astronomer Roger Boscovich.[1] Following the suppression of the Jesuits by Clement XIV on 21 July 1773, the palace and the observatory passed to the then rulers of northern Italy, the Austrian Habsburg dynasty.[2] The observatory has since remained under state control.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Brera_-_cupole.jpg/220px-Brera_-_cupole.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"(ca. 1886-1890)"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"osservatorio astronomico di Brera "},{"type":"Location","value":" 027 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Brera district of Milan, Italy"},{"type":"Website","value":"45°28′17″N 9°11′22″E / 45.4714°N 9.1894°E / 45.4714; 9.1894Coordinates: 45°28′17″N 9°11′22″E / 45.4714°N 9.1894°E / 45.4714; 9.1894"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.brera.inaf.it "}]},{"name":"Brooks Observatory","body":"Brooks Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Toledo. The observatory is used primarily for public viewing and undergraduate instruction. It hosts an array of small telescopes, the centrepiece of which is a Celestron 14 Edge HD. It is located on the campus of the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio (USA), occupying the 6th floor of McMaster Hall, home to the Department of Physics and Astronomy.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/McMaster_Hall_%26_Brooks_Observatory_at_The_University_of_Toledo%2C_November_2019.jpg/220px-McMaster_Hall_%26_Brooks_Observatory_at_The_University_of_Toledo%2C_November_2019.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"University of Toledo"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Ohio, US"},{"type":"Website","value":"41°39′45″N 83°36′41.6″W / 41.66250°N 83.611556°W / 41.66250; -83.611556Coordinates: 41°39′45″N 83°36′41.6″W / 41.66250°N 83.611556°W / 41.66250; -83.611556"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.rpbo.utoledo.edu"},{"type":"Unnamed","value":"Unnamed6 inch Refractor"}]},{"name":"Brooks Astronomical Observatory","body":"Brooks Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Central Michigan University. 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It still has telescopes that are used by University of Copenhagen students, but the staff that manned them moved to the Rockefeller Complex in Copenhagen..[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Brorfelde-Observatorium.jpg/220px-Brorfelde-Observatorium.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Brorfelde Observatory with the building housing the Schmidt telescope at right"},{"type":"Location","value":" 054 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Holbæk Municipality, Denmark "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"55°37′29″N 11°39′53″E / 55.624661°N 11.664739°E / 55.624661; 11.664739Coordinates: 55°37′29″N 11°39′53″E / 55.624661°N 11.664739°E / 55.624661; 11.664739"},{"type":"Established","value":"60 m (200 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1953 "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.brorfelde.dk "}]},{"name":"Bucharest Observatory","body":"The Bucharest Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at 21 Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania.\n","table":[]},{"name":"Bucknell Observatory","body":"Bucknell Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Bucknell University. 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The observatory was established in 1940, in Berea, Ohio.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Burrell_Observatory_2_Baldwin_Wallace_University.JPG/250px-Burrell_Observatory_2_Baldwin_Wallace_University.JPG","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Burrell Memorial Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":"Baldwin Wallace University"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Berea, Ohio"},{"type":"Established","value":"41°22′31″N 81°51′05″W / 41.3754°N 81.8513°W / 41.3754; -81.8513Coordinates: 41°22′31″N 81°51′05″W / 41.3754°N 81.8513°W / 41.3754; -81.8513"},{"type":"Website","value":"1940 (1940)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.bw.edu/academics/phy/ast/"},{"type":"Warner & Swasey refracting Telescope","value":"Warner & Swasey refracting Telescoperefracting telescope with a 13 3/8 inch objective, a 4 - inch finder, and a 1 inch finder."}]},{"name":"Byurakan Observatory","body":"The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. 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The observatory was established on Quintana Hill, later changed to Cagigal Hill in honor of the astronomer and mathematician, Colonel Juan Manuel Cagigal, who was the founder of mathematical studies in Venezuela. The hill is also known as Observatory Hill.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Observatorio_Naval_Cagigal_000.jpg/220px-Observatorio_Naval_Cagigal_000.jpg","table":[{"type":"Location","value":"Cagigal Observatory"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Caracas, Venezuela"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"10°30′13″N 66°55′44″W / 10.50361°N 66.92889°W / 10.50361; -66.92889Coordinates: 10°30′13″N 66°55′44″W / 10.50361°N 66.92889°W / 10.50361; -66.92889"},{"type":"Weather","value":"1037 m"},{"type":"Established","value":"tropical"},{"type":"Website","value":"1888"}]},{"name":"Cagliari Observatory","body":"The Cagliari Observatory (Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari, or OAC) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Italy's Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics, INAF). It is located 20 km away from Cagliari in Sardinia. It was founded in 1899 to study the Earth's rotation.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"INAF "},{"type":"Location","value":"Province of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"39°08′12″N 8°58′22″E / 39.13653°N 8.97278°E / 39.13653; 8.97278Coordinates: 39°08′12″N 8°58′22″E / 39.13653°N 8.97278°E / 39.13653; 8.97278"},{"type":"Website","value":"www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Sardinia Radio Telescope "}]},{"name":"Calais Observatory","body":"The Calais Observatory is a pair of granite fixtures in Meridian Park in Calais, Maine. 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It was engaged in submillimetre astronomy, of the terahertz radiation band. The telescope closed on September 18, 2015. As of April 2019, the telescope is set to be dismantled and its site remediated in the near future as part of the Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Caltech-CSO-telescope_%28fix%29.jpg/220px-Caltech-CSO-telescope_%28fix%29.jpg","table":[{"type":"Location(s)","value":""},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Hawaii County, Hawaii"},{"type":"Organization","value":"19°49′21″N 155°28′34″W / 19.8225°N 155.476°W / 19.8225; -155.476Coordinates: 19°49′21″N 155°28′34″W / 19.8225°N 155.476°W / 19.8225; -155.476 "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"California Institute of Technology "},{"type":"Wavelength","value":"13,570 ft (4,140 m) "},{"type":"Built","value":"1,300, 350 μm (230, 860 GHz)"},{"type":"First light","value":"–1985 (–1985 ) "},{"type":"Decommissioned","value":"1986 "},{"type":"Telescope style","value":"2015 "},{"type":"Diameter","value":"radio telescope "},{"type":"Website","value":"10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) "}]},{"name":"Cambridge Observatory","body":"Cambridge Observatory is an astronomical observatory at the University of Cambridge in the East of England. 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It is located in the Manzano Mountains of central New Mexico (USA), approximately 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Albuquerque. 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It is located in Russellville, Arkansas (US). \n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Arkansas Tech University"},{"type":"Location","value":"Russellville, Arkansas (US)"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"35°17′43″N 93°8′11″W / 35.29528°N 93.13639°W / 35.29528; -93.13639"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"107 meters (351 feet)"},{"type":"Website","value":"cosmos.atu.edu/observatory/"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Reflecting telescope16\" reflectorMeade Telescope12\" reflectorCelestron Telescope3 8\" reflectorsCelestron Telescope6\" reflectorCelestron Telescope4\" reflector"},{"type":"Reflecting telescope","value":"16\" reflector"},{"type":"Meade Telescope","value":"12\" reflector"},{"type":"Celestron Telescope","value":"3 8\" reflectors"},{"type":"Celestron Telescope","value":"6\" reflector"},{"type":"Celestron Telescope","value":"4\" reflector"}]},{"name":"Herrett Observatory","body":"The Centennial Observatory at the Herrett Center for Arts and Science is a public astronomical observatory located at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States.[1] It opened on May 22, 2004 and features one of the world's largest fully wheelchair-accessible public telescopes. \n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Herrett Center for Arts and Science, College of Southern Idaho"},{"type":"Location","value":"Twin Falls, Idaho, USA"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"42°35′02″N 114°28′13″W / 42.58389°N 114.47028°W / 42.58389; -114.47028"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"1120 meters (3675 feet)"},{"type":"Website","value":"herrett.csi.edu/astronomy/observatory/"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Norman Herrett Telescope24\" (0.6m) f/8 Ritchey-Chrétien reflector"},{"type":"Norman Herrett Telescope","value":"24\" (0.6m) f/8 Ritchey-Chrétien reflector"}]},{"name":"Cerro Armazones Observatory","body":"Cerro Armazones Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Cerro Armazones, OCA; German: Observatorium Cerro Armazones, OCA) was an astronomical observatory owned and operated jointly by the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) and the Catholic University of the North (UCN). It was established in 1995 on the slopes of Cerro Armazones, a mountain in the Antofagasta Region of Chile.[1] The observatory is located in the Atacama Desert about 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of the city of Antofagasta. Unlike many other observatories, OCA is not located at the highest point of its host mountain. Instead, it was in a saddle approximately 340 metres (1,120 ft) below the summit and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the southwest. This location has been given up due to the vicinity of the ELT construction site in January 2014. The Telescopes of the Bochum university, installed after 2006, are no longer operational. They are located 500 metres (1,600 ft) further to the west and 100 metres (330 ft) higher than the original OCA observatory, on a subsidiary peak of Cerro Armazones, Cerro Murphy. The coordinates here are those of this summit now.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/The_Road_to_the_Future.jpg/220px-The_Road_to_the_Future.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Ruhr University Bochum andCatholic University of the North"},{"type":"Location","value":" I09 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Antofagasta Region, Chile"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"24°35′55″S 70°12′05″W / 24.59867°S 70.20128°W / -24.59867; -70.20128Coordinates: 24°35′55″S 70°12′05″W / 24.59867°S 70.20128°W / -24.59867; -70.20128"},{"type":"Established","value":"2,810 metres (9,220 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1995; 25 years ago"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"AIRUB - Observatorio Cerro Armazones"},{"type":"Hexapod-Telescope","value":"Hexapod-Telescope1.5 m reflectorUCN840.8 m reflectorIRIS0.8 m reflectorBMT0.41 m reflectorBEST II0.25 m reflectorRoBoTT2 x 0.15 m refractor"},{"type":"UCN84","value":"1.5 m reflector"},{"type":"IRIS","value":"0.8 m reflector"},{"type":"BMT","value":"0.8 m reflector"},{"type":"BEST II","value":"0.41 m reflector"},{"type":"RoBoTT","value":"0.25 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory","body":"The Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) is an astronomical observatory located on Cerro Tololo in the Coquimbo Region of northern Chile, with additional facilities located on Cerro Pachón about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southeast. It is within the Coquimbo Region and approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of La Serena, where support facilities are located. The site was identified by a team of scientists from Chile and the United States in 1959, and it was selected in 1962.[1][2] Construction began in 1963 and regular astronomical observations commenced in 1965.[3] Construction of large buildings on Cerro Tololo ended with the completion of the Víctor Blanco Telescope in 1974, but smaller facilities have been built since then. Cerro Pachón is still under development, with two large telescopes inaugurated since 2000, and one in the early stages of construction.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/General_View_Cerro_Tololo_Observatory.jpg/220px-General_View_Cerro_Tololo_Observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"Cerro Tololo and the Blanco Telescope viewed from the summit access road"},{"type":"Organization","value":"CTIO "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"National Optical Astronomy Observatory "},{"type":"Location","value":" 807 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Coquimbo Region, Chile "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"30°10′11″S 70°48′23″W / 30.169661°S 70.806525°W / -30.169661; -70.806525Coordinates: 30°10′11″S 70°48′23″W / 30.169661°S 70.806525°W / -30.169661; -70.806525"},{"type":"Established","value":"2,207 m (7,241 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1962 "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/ "},{"type":"SOAR Telescope","value":"SOAR Telescope4.1 m reflectorBlanco Telescope4.0 m reflectorSMARTS 1.5-meter1.5 m reflectorSMARTS 1.3-meter1.3 m reflectorSMARTS \"Yale\" Telescope1.0 m reflectorLCOGTN (u/c)3× 1.0 m reflectorsSMARTS 0.9-meter0.9 m reflectorPROMPT 7 (u/c)0.8 m reflectorCurtis-Schmidt Telescope0.6 m reflectorWisconsin H-Alpha Mapper0.6 m telescopeSARA South Telescope0.6 m reflectorCHASE telescope0.5 m reflectorPROMPT6× 0.4 m reflectorsGONGsolar telescope"},{"type":"Blanco Telescope","value":"4.1 m reflector"},{"type":"SMARTS 1.5-meter","value":"4.0 m reflector"},{"type":"SMARTS 1.3-meter","value":"1.5 m reflector"},{"type":"SMARTS \"Yale\" Telescope","value":"1.3 m reflector"},{"type":"LCOGTN (u/c)","value":"1.0 m reflector"},{"type":"SMARTS 0.9-meter","value":"3× 1.0 m reflectors"},{"type":"PROMPT 7 (u/c)","value":"0.9 m reflector"},{"type":"Curtis-Schmidt Telescope","value":"0.8 m reflector"},{"type":"Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper","value":"0.6 m reflector"},{"type":"SARA South Telescope","value":"0.6 m telescope"},{"type":"CHASE telescope","value":"0.6 m reflector"},{"type":"PROMPT","value":"0.5 m reflector"},{"type":"GONG","value":"6× 0.4 m reflectors"}]},{"name":"Chamberlin Observatory","body":"Chamberlin Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Denver. It is located in Denver, Colorado (US) in Observatory Park. It is named for Humphrey B. Chamberlin, a Denver real estate magnate who pledged $50,000 in 1888 to build and equip the facility.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Chamberlin_Observatory_Denver%2C_CO.jpg/250px-Chamberlin_Observatory_Denver%2C_CO.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1900."},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of Denver"},{"type":"Location","value":" 708 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"2930 E. Warren Ave., Denver, Colorado, U.S."},{"type":"Altitude","value":"39°40′34″N 104°57′11″W / 39.67611°N 104.95306°W / 39.67611; -104.95306"},{"type":"Weather","value":"1651 meters (5417 feet)"},{"type":"Established","value":"See the Clear Sky Chart"},{"type":"Website","value":"1890"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"mysite.du.edu/~rstencel/Chamberlin/"},{"type":"Alvan Clark-George N. Saegmuller","value":"Alvan Clark-George N. 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Entrance to the observatory is free as the facility operates on donations and volunteers.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Kiwanis_Chico_Community_ObservatoryB.jpg/250px-Kiwanis_Chico_Community_ObservatoryB.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Outside of the observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":"Kiwanis Club of Greater Chico"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Chico, California, United States"},{"type":"Established","value":"39°46′16″N 121°46′58″W / 39.771171°N 121.782745°W / 39.771171; -121.782745Coordinates: 39°46′16″N 121°46′58″W / 39.771171°N 121.782745°W / 39.771171; -121.782745"},{"type":"Website","value":"2001"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.chicoobservatory.com"},{"type":"14-inch SCT","value":"14-inch SCT14-inch SCT"}]},{"name":"Chilbolton Observatory","body":"The Chilbolton Observatory is a facility for atmospheric and radio research located on the edge of the village of Chilbolton near Stockbridge in Hampshire, England. The facilities are run by the STFC Radio Communications Research Unit of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and form part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Chilbolton_Observatory_3GHz_Radar_Antenna.jpg/220px-Chilbolton_Observatory_3GHz_Radar_Antenna.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"The 25 metre steerable antenna installation at the Chilbolton Observatory."},{"type":"Location","value":"Science and Technology Facilities Council "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Chilbolton, United Kingdom "},{"type":"Website","value":"51°08′40″N 1°26′19″W / 51.14456°N 1.43858°W / 51.14456; -1.43858Coordinates: 51°08′40″N 1°26′19″W / 51.14456°N 1.43858°W / 51.14456; -1.43858"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.chilbolton.stfc.ac.uk "}]},{"name":"Cincinnati Observatory","body":"The Cincinnati Observatory is located in Cincinnati, Ohio (United States) on top of Mount Lookout. 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Formally opened on June 22, 1965, it is located in Kurudağ at Kemalpaşa district, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Izmir in western Turkey. The telescope domes of the observatory are situated at an altitude of 800 m (2,600 ft) while the main building is erected at 632 m (2,073 ft).\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Turkey_relief_location_map.jpg/240px-Turkey_relief_location_map.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Astronomy and Space Sciences DepartmentFaculty of ScienceEge University"},{"type":"Location","value":"Kurudağ, Kemalpaşa, Izmir, Turkey"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"38°23′54″N 27°16′06″E / 38.39833°N 27.26833°E / 38.39833; 27.26833Coordinates: 38°23′54″N 27°16′06″E / 38.39833°N 27.26833°E / 38.39833; 27.26833"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"800 m (2,600 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"June 22, 1965"},{"type":"Website","value":"gozlemevi.ege.edu.tr"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"T1515 cm UnitronT6.46.4 cm Zeiss Refracting telescopeT66 cm Russian Refracting telescopeT3030 cm Meade Reflecting telescopeT3535 cm Meade Reflecting telescopeT4040 cm Meade Reflecting telescopeA4848 cm Reflecting Cassegrain telescope"},{"type":"T15","value":"15 cm Unitron"},{"type":"T6.4","value":"6.4 cm Zeiss Refracting telescope"},{"type":"T6","value":"6 cm Russian Refracting telescope"},{"type":"T30","value":"30 cm Meade Reflecting telescope"},{"type":"T35","value":"35 cm Meade Reflecting telescope"},{"type":"T40","value":"40 cm Meade Reflecting telescope"},{"type":"A48","value":"48 cm Reflecting Cassegrain telescope"}]},{"name":"Einstein Observatory","body":"\n\n","table":[]},{"name":"Elginfield Observatory","body":"The Elginfield Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the township of Middlesex Centre, Ontario (Canada), about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of London, Ontario. The observatory is owned and operated by the University of Western Ontario, and opened in 1969. The observatory features a 1.2 m (47 in) Ritchey–Chrétien telescope built by Boller and Chivens which is used for spectroscopy and photometry. 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In order to ensure the long term scientific exploitation of the Virgo interferometric antenna for gravitational waves detection as well as to foster European collaboration in this upcoming field, the Virgo funding institutions (CNRS for France and INFN for Italy) have created a consortium called EGO (European Gravitational Observatory).[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"EGO "},{"type":"Location","value":"Cascina, Italy "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"43°37′53″N 10°30′07″E / 43.631494°N 10.501847°E / 43.631494; 10.501847Coordinates: 43°37′53″N 10°30′07″E / 43.631494°N 10.501847°E / 43.631494; 10.501847"},{"type":"Website","value":"www.ego-gw.it "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Virgo interferometer "}]},{"name":"European Southern Observatory","body":"\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/European_Southern_Observatory_%28ESO%29_logo.svg/145px-European_Southern_Observatory_%28ESO%29_logo.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Abbreviation","value":" ESO logo and map of participating countries"},{"type":"Formation","value":"ESO[1]"},{"type":"Type","value":"1962"},{"type":"Purpose","value":"Intergovernmental organisation"},{"type":"Headquarters","value":"Research organisation for astronomy"},{"type":"Membership ","value":"Garching, Germany"},{"type":"Official language ","value":"16"},{"type":"Director General","value":"English, French"},{"type":"Website","value":"Xavier Barcons"}]},{"name":"La Silla Observatory","body":"La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). 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The site is in the Antofagasta Region approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the town of San Pedro de Atacama. The exceptionally arid climate of the area is inhospitable to humans, but creates an excellent location for millimeter, submillimeter, and mid-infrared astronomy.[1] This is because water vapour absorbs and attenuates submillimetre radiation. Llano de Chajnantor is home to the largest and most expensive astronomical telescope project in the world, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). 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By total light-collecting area, it is the largest optical-infrared observatory in the Southern Hemisphere; worldwide, it is second to the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Paranal_top.jpg/295px-Paranal_top.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Cerro Paranal is the observatory's main-peak where the VLT (four units) and VST (right) are located"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"European Southern Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":" 309 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Cerro Paranal, Chile"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"24°37′38″S 70°24′15″W / 24.62722°S 70.40417°W / -24.62722; -70.40417Coordinates: 24°37′38″S 70°24′15″W / 24.62722°S 70.40417°W / -24.62722; -70.40417"},{"type":"Website","value":"2,635 metres (8,645 ft)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/"},{"type":"Very Large Telescope","value":"Very Large Telescope8.2 m reflector (×4)VLT Auxiliary Telescope1.8 m reflector (×4)VISTA Telescope4.0 m reflectorVLT Survey Telescope2.6 m reflectorNext-Generation Transit Survey0.2 m array (×12)"},{"type":"VLT Auxiliary Telescope","value":"8.2 m reflector (×4)"},{"type":"VISTA Telescope","value":"1.8 m reflector (×4)"},{"type":"VLT Survey Telescope","value":"4.0 m reflector"},{"type":"Next-Generation Transit Survey","value":"2.6 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Fabra Observatory","body":"The Fabra Observatory (Catalan: Observatori Fabra, IPA: [upsəɾβəˈtɔɾi ˈfaβɾə]; obs. code: 006) is an astronomical observatory located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain pointed towards the south at 415 metres above sea level (latitude: 41,4184° N; longitude: 2,1239° E). \n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Observatori_Fabra_-_Vista_des_del_Tibidabo_-_1.jpg/220px-Observatori_Fabra_-_Vista_des_del_Tibidabo_-_1.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":""},{"type":"Named after","value":"Observatorio Fabra "},{"type":"Organization","value":"Camil Fabra i Fontanills "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes de Barcelona"},{"type":"Location","value":"006"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Barcelona, Spain, EU"},{"type":"Established","value":"41°25′06″N 2°07′27″E / 41.4183°N 2.1242°E / 41.4183; 2.1242Coordinates: 41°25′06″N 2°07′27″E / 41.4183°N 2.1242°E / 41.4183; 2.1242"},{"type":"Website","value":"1904"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"fabra.cat"},{"type":"Mailhat","value":"MailhatRefracting telescopeBaker-Nunn cameraSchmidt telescope"},{"type":"Baker-Nunn camera","value":"Refracting telescope"}]},{"name":"Fan Mountain Observatory","body":"For the mountains in Tajikistan, see the Fann Mountains.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Astronomy Department, University of Virginia"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":" I18 "},{"type":"Location","value":"Albemarle County, Virginia, United States"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"37°52′41.35″N 78°41′34.92″W / 37.8781528°N 78.6930333°W / 37.8781528; -78.6930333Coordinates: 37°52′41.35″N 78°41′34.92″W / 37.8781528°N 78.6930333°W / 37.8781528; -78.6930333"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"566 m (1857 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"[1]"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Fan Mountain Astrometric reflector40-inch reflectorFan Mountain Infrared reflector31-inch reflectorCooke astrograph10-inch astrograph"},{"type":"Fan Mountain Astrometric reflector","value":"40-inch reflector"},{"type":"Fan Mountain Infrared reflector","value":"31-inch reflector"},{"type":"Cooke astrograph","value":"10-inch astrograph"}]},{"name":"Félix Aguilar Observatory","body":"Félix Aguilar Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Astronómico Félix Aguilar [oβseɾβaˈtoɾjo astɾoˈnomiko ˈfeliks aɣiˈlaɾ]; OAFA) is an astronomical observatory. It was established in 1953, in San Juan Province, Argentina. In 1974, it was renamed to Carlos Ulrrico Cesco Astronomical Station (Spanish: Estación Astronómica Carlos Ulrrico Cesco [estaˈθjon astɾoˈnomika ˈkaɾlos ulˈriko ˈθesko]; EACUC).[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Telescopio_del_Observatorio_Carlos_Cesco.jpg/220px-Telescopio_del_Observatorio_Carlos_Cesco.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":""},{"type":"Organization","value":"Felix Aguilar Observatory "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"National University of San Juan"},{"type":"Location","value":" 808 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"San Juan Province, Argentina"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"31°48′08″S 69°19′35″W / 31.8023°S 69.3265°W / -31.8023; -69.3265Coordinates: 31°48′08″S 69°19′35″W / 31.8023°S 69.3265°W / -31.8023; -69.3265"},{"type":"Established","value":"2,420 meters (7,940 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1960 (1960)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.oafa.fcefn.unsj-cuim.edu.ar"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"unnamed telescope0.8 m reflectorunnamed double astrograph0.5 m solar telescope (×2)Mirror Coronagraph for Argentinasolar telescopeH-Alpha Solar Telescope of Argentinasolar telescopeROA Automated Meridian Telescopeastrograph"},{"type":"unnamed double astrograph","value":"0.8 m reflector"},{"type":"Mirror Coronagraph for Argentina","value":"0.5 m solar telescope (×2)"},{"type":"H-Alpha Solar Telescope of Argentina","value":"solar telescope"},{"type":"ROA Automated Meridian Telescope","value":"solar telescope"}]},{"name":"Fernbank Observatory","body":"Dr. Ralph L. 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It was founded in 1969 by the Five College Astronomy Department (University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College and Smith College).[1] From its inception, the observatory has emphasized research, the development of technology and the training of students—both graduate and undergraduate.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/ff/FiveCollegeRadioObs.png/350px-FiveCollegeRadioObs.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"FCRAO Radome-enclosed 14-m Telescope, on the Prescott Peninsula in the Quabbin Reservoir. 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It is located on the college's campus in Los Altos Hills, California (US). The observatory is used by students enrolled in the introductory astronomy lab on campus, which is part of the college's thriving astronomy for non-scientists program, serving over 800 students per year. A 16-inch (410 mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope was donated to the observatory and went into operation in 2007.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/FoothillObservatory_wbIMG_1299.jpg/250px-FoothillObservatory_wbIMG_1299.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"The observatory at the Space Science Center and Krause Center for Innovation"},{"type":"Location","value":""},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Peninsula Astronomical Society"},{"type":"Established","value":"Los Altos Hills, California, US"},{"type":"Website","value":"37°21′47.25″N 122°7′53.45″W / 37.3631250°N 122.1315139°W / 37.3631250; -122.1315139Coordinates: 37°21′47.25″N 122°7′53.45″W / 37.3631250°N 122.1315139°W / 37.3631250; -122.1315139"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"1965"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"[1]"}]},{"name":"Ford Observatory (Ithaca)","body":"The Clinton B. Ford Observatory is an astronomical observatory that is operated by the Ithaca College physics department. 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The observatory was designed by L.P. Burnham, Cornell Professor of Architecture[1] and completed in fall of 1917. It was originally used by the Civil Engineering Department as an instructional field office for navigation and surveying. 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They are currently among the largest and most advanced optical/infrared telescopes available to astronomers. (See List of largest optical reflecting telescopes).\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Gemini_Observatory_at_sunset.jpg/138px-Gemini_Observatory_at_sunset.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Gemini North in Hawaii and Gemini South in Chile"},{"type":"Location","value":"Gemini Consortium (NSF-US, NRC-Canada, CONICYT-Chile, MCTI-Brazil, MCTIP-Argentina) and AURA"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Mauna Kea Access Rd, Hawaii, U.S.Cerro Pachón, Chile"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"19°49′26″N 155°28′11″W / 19.82396°N 155.46984°W / 19.82396; -155.46984 (Gemini North Observatory)30°14′27″S 70°44′12″W / 30.24073°S 70.73659°W / -30.24073; -70.73659 (Gemini South Observatory)"},{"type":"Established","value":"4,213 m (13,822 ft)2,722 m (8,930 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"2000"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.gemini.edu"},{"type":"Gemini North","value":"Gemini North8.1 m Cassegrain reflectorGemini South8.1 m Cassegrain reflector"},{"type":"Gemini South","value":"8.1 m Cassegrain reflector"}]},{"name":"Gifford Observatory","body":"The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. 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It is located in Ashland, Virginia (USA), named for Dr. William Houston Keeble, distinguished Professor of Physics at Randolph-Macon College from 1919 until his retirement in 1952. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Physical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, the American Astronomical Society, and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. \n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Randolph-Macon College"},{"type":"Location","value":"Ashland, Virginia (USA)"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"37°45′44.6″N 77°28′31.4″W / 37.762389°N 77.475389°W / 37.762389; -77.475389Coordinates: 37°45′44.6″N 77°28′31.4″W / 37.762389°N 77.475389°W / 37.762389; -77.475389"},{"type":"Established","value":"1963"},{"type":"Website","value":"[1]"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"unnamed12\" Cassegrain"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"12\" Cassegrain"}]},{"name":"Kennon Observatory","body":"Kennon Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Mississippi. 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The principal investigator was William J. Borucki. After nine years of operation, the telescope's reaction control system fuel was depleted, and NASA announced its retirement on October 30, 2018.[9][10]\n","table":[]},{"name":"Kevola Observatory","body":"The Kevola Observatory is located in Kevola in Paimio in South-Western Finland, some 35 km east from the city of Turku. The observatory is currently owned by Turun Ursa ry, a local astronomical association operating in Turku area. The buildings of the observatory include an observatory dome, a zenith observatory, and a house for recording observations.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Turun Ursa ry"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":" 064 "},{"type":"Location","value":"Kevola, Paimio, Finland"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"60°25′12″N 22°45′54″E / 60.42000°N 22.76500°E / 60.42000; 22.76500Coordinates: 60°25′12″N 22°45′54″E / 60.42000°N 22.76500°E / 60.42000; 22.76500"},{"type":"Established","value":"1963 (1963)"},{"type":"Website","value":"www.ursa.fi/yhd/TurunUrsa/english.html"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"unnamed50 cm Schmidt-Väisälä cameraunnamed18 cm refractorunnamed8 cm refractor"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"50 cm Schmidt-Väisälä camera"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"18 cm refractor"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"8 cm refractor"}]},{"name":"Kielder Observatory","body":"Kielder Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England. It is situated high upon Black Fell overlooking Kielder Water near the Scottish border, and half a mile up a forest track from James Turrell's Kielder Skyspace. The site was chosen due to its pristine night skies in a location free of light pollution [1] with clear views to all horizons, and is one of the best places in the UK to view the Milky Way.[2]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Kielder_Observatory_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1219650.jpg/250px-Kielder_Observatory_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1219650.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Kielder Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":"Kielder Observatory Astronomical Society"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"55°13′55″N 2°36′58.5″W / 55.23194°N 2.616250°W / 55.23194; -2.616250"},{"type":"Established","value":"370 m (1,214 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"2008"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Kielder Observatory"},{"type":"Sir Patrick Moore Observatory","value":"Sir Patrick Moore Observatory16 inch TS Optics f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Reflector16 inch Observatory16 inch ACF telescopePortable Telescopes3 x 12 inch Skywatcher Skyliner 300P DobsonianGillian Dickinson Astroimaging Academy 110 inch TS Optics Ritchey-Chretien ReflectorGillian Dickinson Astroimaging Academy 214 inch TS Optics Ritchey-Chretien ReflectorGillian Dickinson Astroimaging Academy 34 inch Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 Refractor"},{"type":"16 inch Observatory","value":"16 inch TS Optics f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Reflector"},{"type":"Portable Telescopes","value":"16 inch ACF telescope"},{"type":"Gillian Dickinson Astroimaging Academy 1","value":"3 x 12 inch Skywatcher Skyliner 300P Dobsonian"},{"type":"Gillian Dickinson Astroimaging Academy 2","value":"10 inch TS Optics Ritchey-Chretien Reflector"},{"type":"Gillian Dickinson Astroimaging Academy 3","value":"14 inch TS Optics Ritchey-Chretien Reflector"}]},{"name":"King's Observatory","body":"\n\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Richmond_upon_Thames_London_UK_location_map.svg/240px-Richmond_upon_Thames_London_UK_location_map.svg.png","table":[{"type":"The King's Observatory","value":"Kew Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":"Location of The King's Observatory in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames"},{"type":"Nearest city","value":"Old Deer Park"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Richmond, London"},{"type":"Built","value":"51°28′08″N 0°18′53″W / 51.4689°N 0.3147°W / 51.4689; -0.3147Coordinates: 51°28′08″N 0°18′53″W / 51.4689°N 0.3147°W / 51.4689; -0.3147"},{"type":"Built for","value":"1769"},{"type":"Original use","value":"George III of the United Kingdom"},{"type":"Current use","value":"Astronomical and terrestrial magnetic observatory"},{"type":"Architect","value":"Private dwelling"},{"type":"Owner","value":"Sir William Chambers"},{"type":"Website","value":"Crown Estate"},{"type":"\nListed Building – Grade I","value":"www.kingsobservatory.co.uk"},{"type":"Designated","value":""},{"type":"Reference no.","value":"Official name: Kew Observatory"}]},{"name":"Kirkwood Observatory","body":"Kirkwood Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Indiana University. It is located in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is named for Daniel Kirkwood (1814–1895) an astronomer and professor of mathematics at Indiana University who discovered the divisions of the asteroid belt known as the Kirkwood Gaps.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/KirkwoodObservatory.jpg/250px-KirkwoodObservatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Kirkwood Observatory, 2006."},{"type":"Location","value":"Indiana University"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A."},{"type":"Altitude","value":"39°09′57″N 86°31′34″W / 39.16583°N 86.52611°W / 39.16583; -86.52611Coordinates: 39°09′57″N 86°31′34″W / 39.16583°N 86.52611°W / 39.16583; -86.52611"},{"type":"Weather","value":"235 meters (770 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"See the Clear Sky Clock"},{"type":"Website","value":"1901"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.astro.indiana.edu"},{"type":"Warner & Swasey","value":"Warner & Swasey0.3-meter (12-inch) refractorSolar telescopeheliostat, spectrograph, digital hydrogen-alpha imaging"},{"type":"Solar telescope","value":"0.3-meter (12-inch) refractor"}]},{"name":"Kitami Observatory","body":"Kitami Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Kitami-Abashiri Region Cultural Centre in eastern Hokkaidō, Japan. 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Constructed in 1957, the observatory is at an altitude of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) and has around 150 clear nights per year.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/V%C3%BDlet_na_Klet_-_28_srpna_2009_109.JPG/220px-V%C3%BDlet_na_Klet_-_28_srpna_2009_109.JPG","table":[{"type":"Named after","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Kleť "},{"type":"Location","value":" 046 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"České Budějovice, Czech Republic "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"48°51′49″N 14°17′04″E / 48.8636°N 14.2844°E / 48.8636; 14.2844Coordinates: 48°51′49″N 14°17′04″E / 48.8636°N 14.2844°E / 48.8636; 14.2844"},{"type":"Website","value":"1,070 m (3,510 ft) "}]},{"name":"Kodaikanal Solar Observatory","body":"\n\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Kodaikanal_Solar_Observatory-a.jpg/250px-Kodaikanal_Solar_Observatory-a.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"Kodaikanal Solar Observatory"},{"type":"Organization","value":"Kodaikanal Observatory "},{"type":"Location","value":"Indian Institute of Astrophysics"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Kodaikanal, India"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"10°13′56″N 77°27′53″E / 10.23222°N 77.46472°E / 10.23222; 77.46472"},{"type":"Website","value":"2,343 meters (7,687 ft)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"http://www.iiap.res.in/centers/kodai"},{"type":"Coelostat","value":"Coelostat60 cm reflector - KSO Tunnel TelescopeGrubb-Parsons20 inch refractor Bavanagar TelescopeWARM [White Light Active Region Monitoring]TelescopeHalpha TelescopeTWIN TelescopeSPECTRO - Telescope"},{"type":"Grubb-Parsons","value":"60 cm reflector - KSO Tunnel Telescope"},{"type":"WARM [White Light Active Region Monitoring]Telescope","value":"20 inch refractor Bavanagar Telescope"},{"type":"TWIN Telescope","value":"Halpha Telescope"}]},{"name":"Konkoly Observatory","body":"Konkoly Observatory (Hungarian: Konkoly Obszervatórium; obs. code: 053) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, located in Budapest, Hungary. It was founded in 1871 by Hungarian astronomer Miklós Konkoly-Thege (1842–1916) as a private observatory, and was donated to the state in 1899.[1] Konkoly Observatory, officially known as MTA CSFK Konkoly Thege Miklós Csillagászati Intézete in Hungarian, is the largest astronomical research institute in Hungary, and hosts the largest telescopes in the country.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/12csillagvizsg%C3%A1l%C3%B3civertanl%C3%A9gi.jpg/220px-12csillagvizsg%C3%A1l%C3%B3civertanl%C3%A9gi.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"Aerial photo of the 60 cm Heyde dome at Konkoly Observatory"},{"type":"Organization","value":"Konkoly Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Hungarian Academy of Sciences"},{"type":"Location","value":" 053 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Budapest, Hungary "},{"type":"Established","value":"47°29′59″N 18°57′50″E / 47.4997°N 18.96389°E / 47.4997; 18.96389Coordinates: 47°29′59″N 18°57′50″E / 47.4997°N 18.96389°E / 47.4997; 18.96389"},{"type":"Website","value":"1871 (1871)"}]},{"name":"Kopernik Observatory & Science Center","body":"The Kopernik Observatory & Science Center (KOSC), is a public observatory in Vestal, New York opened to the public on 16 June 1974 by the Kopernik Society of Broome County to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (Polish: Mikołaj Kopernik) in 1973. Its mission is to offer hands-on investigations and outreach programs for educating all ages about astronomy and science using advanced optical telescopes, computers and other tools. 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It was responsible for the care and calibration of clocks on campus including one at Carrie Tower[4] and another that rang the class bell at University Hall. Meteorological observations were made there from the time the building opened using recording weather instruments.[5]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Ladd_Observatory.jpeg/220px-Ladd_Observatory.jpeg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"Brown University"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Providence, Rhode Island, US"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"41°50′20″N 71°23′57″W / 41.83889°N 71.39917°W / 41.83889; -71.39917"},{"type":"Weather","value":"205 feet (62.5 m)[1]"},{"type":"Established","value":"See the Clear Sky Chart"},{"type":"Website","value":"October 21, 1891 (1891-10-21)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Ladd Observatory"},{"type":"Brashear / Saegmuller","value":"Brashear / Saegmuller12\" refractorSaegmuller3\" meridian circleLadd ObservatoryU.S. National Register of Historic Places\nShow map of Rhode IslandShow map of the United StatesLocation210 Doyle Ave.Providence, Rhode Island, USCoordinates41°50′20″N 71°23′57″W / 41.83889°N 71.39917°W / 41.83889; -71.39917Coordinates: 41°50′20″N 71°23′57″W / 41.83889°N 71.39917°W / 41.83889; -71.39917Built1891ArchitectStone, Carpenter & WillsonArchitectural styleClassical RevivalNRHP reference No.93000583Added to NRHPJune 6, 2000\n"},{"type":"Saegmuller","value":"12\" refractor"},{"type":"Location","value":"3\" meridian circle"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":""},{"type":"Built","value":""},{"type":"Architect","value":"Ladd Observatory"},{"type":"Architectural style","value":"U.S. National Register of Historic Places"},{"type":"NRHP reference No.","value":"\n"},{"type":"Added to NRHP","value":""}]},{"name":"Lake Afton Public Observatory","body":"Lake Afton Public Observatory (LAPO) is an astronomical observatory located southwest of Wichita, Kansas in a rural area of Sedgwick County on the north side of Lake Afton. At the heart of the observatory is a 16-inch (410 mm) F/13 Ritchey–Chrétien telescope, with piggyback mounted 6-inch (150 mm) F/8 apochromatic refractor, and 4-inch (100 mm) ED refractor. The observatory offers programs for the public every weekend throughout the year along with various private, and school programs throughout the week.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Lake Afton Public Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":"Wichita, Kansas (USA)"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"37°37′20″N 97°37′37″W / 37.6222°N 97.6269°W / 37.6222; -97.6269Coordinates: 37°37′20″N 97°37′37″W / 37.6222°N 97.6269°W / 37.6222; -97.6269"},{"type":"Website","value":"LakeAfton.com"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Unnamed telescope16-inch reflector"},{"type":"Unnamed telescope","value":"16-inch reflector"}]},{"name":"Lamont–Hussey Observatory","body":"\n\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/South_Africa_relief_location_map.svg/240px-South_Africa_relief_location_map.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"University of Michigan"},{"type":"Location","value":"Bloemfontein, Free State"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"29°05′48″S 26°14′10″E / 29.0966°S 26.2362°E / -29.0966; 26.2362Coordinates: 29°05′48″S 26°14′10″E / 29.0966°S 26.2362°E / -29.0966; 26.2362"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"1,478 metres (4,849 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"1928 (1928)"},{"type":"Closed","value":"1972 (1972)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"unnamed telescope27-inch refractorunnamed telescope6-inch refractor"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"27-inch refractor"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"6-inch refractor"}]},{"name":"La Plata Astronomical Observatory","body":"The La Plata Astronomical Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata) is an observatory located in the city of La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 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It is designed to observe air showers triggered by gamma rays and cosmic rays.[1] The observatory is at an altitude of 4,410 metres (14,470 ft) above sea level.[2] Observations started in April 2019.[3]\n","table":[]},{"name":"Las Brisas Observatory","body":"Las Brisas Observatory is an astronomical observatory located 11 miles west of Pikes Peak, Colorado (USA) on Las Brisas ranch. 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It is in the southern Atacama Desert of Chile in the Atacama Region approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of the city of La Serena. The LCO telescopes and other facilities are near the north end of a 7 km (4.3 mi) long mountain ridge. Cerro Las Campanas, near the southern end and over 2,500 m (8,200 ft) high, is the future home of the Giant Magellan Telescope.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/LasCampanasObservatory.jpg/220px-LasCampanasObservatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Carnegie Institution for Science "},{"type":"Location","value":" 304 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Atacama Region, Chile "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"29°00′57″S 70°41′31″W / 29.01597°S 70.69208°W / -29.01597; -70.69208Coordinates: 29°00′57″S 70°41′31″W / 29.01597°S 70.69208°W / -29.01597; -70.69208"},{"type":"Established","value":"2,380 m (7,810 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1971 "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.lco.cl "}]},{"name":"Las Cumbres Observatory","body":"Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) is a network of astronomical observatories run by a non-profit private operating foundation directed by the technologist Wayne Rosing. 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The network operates as a single, integrated, observing facility, using a software scheduler that continuously optimizes the planned observing schedule of each individual telescope.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/LCO-logo-sq-xl.jpg/250px-LCO-logo-sq-xl.jpg","table":[{"type":"Founded","value":""},{"type":"Founder","value":"LCO node at Cerro Tololo, Chile."},{"type":"Type","value":"September, 2005"},{"type":"Location","value":"Wayne Rosing"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Not-for-profit organization, 501(c)(3)"},{"type":"Key people","value":"Goleta, California, USA"},{"type":"Website","value":"34°25′58″N 119°51′47″W / 34.4327°N 119.8630°W / 34.4327; -119.8630Coordinates: 34°25′58″N 119°51′47″W / 34.4327°N 119.8630°W / 34.4327; -119.8630"}]},{"name":"Laws Observatory","body":"Laws Observatory is the name of three separate astronomical observatories owned and operated by University of Missouri from 1880 to the present. 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The site is in the Antofagasta Region approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the town of San Pedro de Atacama. The exceptionally arid climate of the area is inhospitable to humans, but creates an excellent location for millimeter, submillimeter, and mid-infrared astronomy.[1] This is because water vapour absorbs and attenuates submillimetre radiation. Llano de Chajnantor is home to the largest and most expensive astronomical telescope project in the world, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). Llano de Chajnantor and the surrounding area has been designated as the Chajnantor Science Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Científica de Chajnantor) by the government of Chile.[2]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Chajnantor2004.jpg/220px-Chajnantor2004.jpg","table":[{"type":"Location","value":""},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Atacama Desert, Antofagasta Region, Chile "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"23°01′22″S 67°45′18″W / 23.0228°S 67.755°W / -23.0228; -67.755Coordinates: 23°01′22″S 67°45′18″W / 23.0228°S 67.755°W / -23.0228; -67.755"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"4,800 m (15,700 ft) "}]},{"name":"Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory","body":"The Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory (Spanish: OAN de Llano del Hato, or Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de Llano del Hato, code: 303) is an astronomical observatory in Venezuela. It is 3600 meters above sea level and is the country's main observatory. It is situated above the village of Llano del Hato in the Venezuelan Andes, not far from Apartaderos which lies about 50 kilometers north-east of Mérida, Mérida State.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/National_Observatory_of_Llano_del_Hato.jpg/220px-National_Observatory_of_Llano_del_Hato.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":" 303 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Mérida, Venezuela "}]},{"name":"Norman Lockyer Observatory","body":"The Norman Lockyer Observatory, the Lockyer Technology Centre, and the Planetarium (jointly NLO), is a public access optical observatory 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Sidmouth, East Devon in South West England. 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The facility is located on Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, with additional facilities on Mount Fowlkes, approximately 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) to the northeast.[1] The observatory is part of the University of Texas at Austin. It is an organized research unit of the College of Natural Sciences.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/McDonald_Observatory.jpg/220px-McDonald_Observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Named after","value":"McDonald Observatory showing Mt. Fowlkes (left) and Mt. 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It was established in 1929 as a private observatory by father and son Francis Charles McMath and Robert Raynolds McMath and their friend, Judge Henry Hulbert. In 1932 the observatory was deeded to the University of Michigan which operated it until 1981, at which time it was sold into private ownership again.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Location","value":"Lake Angelus, Michigan, USA"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"42°41′52″N 83°19′09″W / 42.697648°N 83.319175°W / 42.697648; -83.319175Coordinates: 42°41′52″N 83°19′09″W / 42.697648°N 83.319175°W / 42.697648; -83.319175"},{"type":"Established","value":"1929 (1929)"},{"type":"Website","value":"www.mcmathhulbert.org"}]},{"name":"MDM Observatory","body":"The MDM Observatory (Michigan-Dartmouth-MIT Observatory; obs. code: 697) is an optical astronomical observatory located adjacent to Kitt Peak National Observatory on Kitt Peak, west of Tucson, Arizona, in the United States. 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The observatory was closed from 1981 until 1986, at a time when the university was having financial difficulties. It was reopened in the spring of 1986 on the occasion of the return of Comet Halley and has been in regular operation ever since. Since the 1980s, a CCD camera has been employed as the main instrument and the Raytheon computer has been retired. The International Astronomical Union has assigned the MSU Observatory identification code 766.[2]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Michigan_State_University_Observatory_1273.jpg/220px-Michigan_State_University_Observatory_1273.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Michigan State University Observatory"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Michigan State University"},{"type":"Location","value":" 766 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"East Lansing, Michigan, United States"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"42°42′23″N 84°28′56″W / 42.70639°N 84.48222°W / 42.70639; -84.48222Coordinates: 42°42′23″N 84°28′56″W / 42.70639°N 84.48222°W / 42.70639; -84.48222"},{"type":"Website","value":"264 m (866 ft)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"http://www.pa.msu.edu/astro/observ/"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"unnamed24-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector, f/3.0 primary, with 6-inch refractor guide scope"}]},{"name":"Pic du Midi de Bigorre","body":"The Pic du Midi de Bigorre or simply the Pic du Midi (elevation 2,877 m (9,439 ft)) is a mountain in the French Pyrenees. 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The Whipple observatory complex is located on Mount Hopkins, Arizona, US (55 km south of Tucson) in the Santa Rita Mountains. The observatory is operated by the University of Arizona and the Smithsonian Institution, and has a visitor center in nearby Amado, Arizona.\nThe MMTO is the home of the MMT (formerly Multiple Mirror Telescope), which has a primary mirror 6.5 m in diameter. The name comes from the six smaller mirrors originally used before the single primary mirror was installed in 1998. The primary mirror has a special lightweight honeycomb design made by the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory.\nThe MMT is housed in a building which allows the walls and roof around the telescope to be completely rolled back, allowing it to cool down very quickly in order to improve observation.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/MMT_Observatory.jpg/220px-MMT_Observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"MMT Observatory"},{"type":"Part of","value":"MMTO "},{"type":"Location(s)","value":"Fred Lawrence Whipple ObservatorySteward Observatory "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Arizona"},{"type":"Organization","value":"31°41′18″N 110°53′06″W / 31.6883°N 110.885°W / 31.6883; -110.885Coordinates: 31°41′18″N 110°53′06″W / 31.6883°N 110.885°W / 31.6883; -110.885 "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of Arizona "},{"type":"Altitude","value":" 696 "},{"type":"Telescope style","value":"2,616 m (8,583 ft) "},{"type":"Diameter","value":"optical telescope "},{"type":"Mounting","value":"6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) "},{"type":"Website","value":"altazimuth mount "}]},{"name":"Modra Observatory","body":"The Astronomical Observatory of Modra (Slovak: Astronomické observatórium Modra), also known as Modra Observatory or the Astronomical and Geophysical observatory in Modra, is an astronomical observatory located in Modra, Slovakia. 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The scientific research at the observatory is led by the Department of Astronomy, Physics of the Earth and Meteorology, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/AGOModra_1.jpg/220px-AGOModra_1.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Modra observatory in 2009"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Comenius University Faculty of Mathematics "},{"type":"Location","value":"118"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Modra, Slovakia"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"48°22′24″N 17°16′26″E / 48.373273°N 17.274021°E / 48.373273; 17.274021Coordinates: 48°22′24″N 17°16′26″E / 48.373273°N 17.274021°E / 48.373273; 17.274021"},{"type":"Established","value":"531.10 m"},{"type":"Website","value":"1988"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.daa.fmph.uniba.sk"},{"type":"0.70 m","value":"0.70 mreflector with CCD camera0.60 mreflector with CCD camera0.20 msolar refractor with H-alpha filter0.25 meducational Newton telescope with CCD camera0.28 mpublic outreach Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope0.28 mtransiting exoplanets follow-up Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with CCD camera"},{"type":"0.60 m","value":"reflector with CCD camera"},{"type":"0.20 m","value":"reflector with CCD camera"},{"type":"0.25 m","value":"solar refractor with H-alpha filter"},{"type":"0.28 m","value":"educational Newton telescope with CCD camera"},{"type":"0.28 m","value":"public outreach Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope"}]},{"name":"Molėtai Astronomical Observatory","body":"The Molėtai Astronomical Observatory (MAO; Molėtų astronomijos observatorija in Lithuanian) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Vilnius University Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy. It is located on the Kaldiniai Hill next to Kulionys, Lithuania, 10 km from the town of Molėtai.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Mol%C4%97tai_Astronomical_Observatory.JPG/240px-Mol%C4%97tai_Astronomical_Observatory.JPG","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Vilnius University Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy"},{"type":"Location","value":"152"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Kulionys, Lithuania"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"55°18′57.5″N 25°33′48″E / 55.315972°N 25.56333°E / 55.315972; 25.56333Coordinates: 55°18′57.5″N 25°33′48″E / 55.315972°N 25.56333°E / 55.315972; 25.56333"},{"type":"Website","value":"200 meters (656 feet)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"mao.tfai.vu.lt"},{"type":"Maksutov telescope","value":"Maksutov telescope35 cm reflectortelescope63 cm reflectortelescope165 cm reflector"},{"type":"telescope","value":"35 cm reflector"},{"type":"telescope","value":"63 cm reflector"}]},{"name":"Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope","body":"The Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST) is a radio telescope operating at 843 MHz. It is operated by the School of Physics of the University of Sydney. The telescope is located in Hoskinstown, near the Molonglo River and Canberra, and was constructed by modification of the East-West arm of the former Molonglo Cross Telescope, a larger version of the Mills Cross Telescope.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Molonglotele.jpg/220px-Molonglotele.jpg","table":[{"type":"Location(s)","value":"Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"New South Wales, AUS"},{"type":"Wavelength","value":"35°22′15″S 149°25′26″E / 35.3707°S 149.424°E / -35.3707; 149.424Coordinates: 35°22′15″S 149°25′26″E / 35.3707°S 149.424°E / -35.3707; 149.424 "},{"type":"Telescope style","value":"843 MHz (35.6 cm)"}]},{"name":"Mont Mégantic Observatory","body":"The Mont Mégantic Observatory (French: Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic; OMM) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated jointly by the Université de Montréal (UdeM), and the Université Laval (ULaval). Founded in 1978, the observatory houses the second largest telescope in Eastern Canada after David Dunlap Observatory near Toronto.[1] It is situated at the summit of Mont Mégantic, the highest point of Eastern Canada accessible by car. OMM is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Sherbrooke and 190 kilometres (120 mi) east of Montreal.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/20040720_OMM.jpg/250px-20040720_OMM.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"Dome of OMM's 1.6 m telescope"},{"type":"Organization","value":"Mont Megantic Observatory "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"UdeM, and ULaval"},{"type":"Location","value":"301"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Mont Mégantic, Québec"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"45°27′21″N 71°09′09″W / 45.4558°N 71.1525°W / 45.4558; -71.1525Coordinates: 45°27′21″N 71°09′09″W / 45.4558°N 71.1525°W / 45.4558; -71.1525"},{"type":"Established","value":"1,111 metres (3,645 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1978 (1978)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"unnamed telescope1.6m reflector"}]},{"name":"Moore Observatory","body":"Moore Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Louisville (U of L). It is located on the Horner Wildlife Refuge in Oldham County, Kentucky (USA) approximately 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Louisville. It opened in 1978, and was dedicated to Walter Lee Moore, a Professor of Mathematics at U of L from 1929 to 1967.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"University of Louisville"},{"type":"Location","value":"Oldham County, Kentucky"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"38°20′40″N 85°31′44″W / 38.34444°N 85.52889°W / 38.34444; -85.52889Coordinates: 38°20′40″N 85°31′44″W / 38.34444°N 85.52889°W / 38.34444; -85.52889"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"230 meters (750 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"1978 (1978)"},{"type":"Website","value":"Moore Observatory"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"unnamed telescope0.6 m reflectorunnamed telescope0.5 m reflector"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"0.6 m reflector"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"0.5 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Morgan–Monroe Observatory","body":"The Morgan–Monroe Observatory, also known as the Morgan–Monroe Station of Goethe Link Observatory, is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Indiana University. It is located in Indiana's Morgan–Monroe State Forest approximately 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Bloomington, Indiana (USA). It was developed in the 1960s when light pollution began to degrade the capabilities of the original Goethe Link Observatory, which Indiana University had used for astronomical research since 1948.[1] The original Boller and Chivens 41 cm (16 in) Cassegrain reflector, installed in 1966, was converted in 1989 to an automated system for monitoring cataclysmic variable stars called \"Roboscope.\"[2][3] It is capable of making one or two 4-minute exposures of about 100 objects per clear night.[4] In 1997, an automated 1.25 m f/8 Ritchey–Chrétien reflector called \"Spectrabot\" was added.[5]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Indiana University"},{"type":"Location","value":"Morgan–Monroe State Forest, Indiana"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"39°18′49″N 86°26′04″W / 39.31361°N 86.43444°W / 39.31361; -86.43444Coordinates: 39°18′49″N 86°26′04″W / 39.31361°N 86.43444°W / 39.31361; -86.43444"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"245 meters (804 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"1966 (1966)"},{"type":"Website","value":"Morgan–Monroe Observatory"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Roboscope0.41 m CassegrainSpectrabot1.25 m Ritchey–Chrétien"},{"type":"Roboscope","value":"0.41 m Cassegrain"},{"type":"Spectrabot","value":"1.25 m Ritchey–Chrétien"}]},{"name":"Morris Observatory","body":"Charles S. 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It was named after Bernice Morrison who, in 1874, pledged $100,000 to C. W. Pritchett for the construction of the observatory. Half of that amount would go the construction of the telescope and observatory; the other half to a permanent trust fund. The observatory was built soon afterwards in Glasgow, Missouri at Pritchett College and opened in 1875.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ed/ClarkRefractor.jpg/220px-ClarkRefractor.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"Central Methodist University"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"700 Park Road, Fayette, MO"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"39°06′N 92°24′W / 39.1°N 92.4°W / 39.1; -92.4"},{"type":"Established","value":"228 m"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"1875"},{"type":"Clark Refractor","value":"Clark Refractor12.25 in RefractorTransit Refractor6 in Troughton & Simms Meridian Circle"},{"type":"Transit Refractor","value":"12.25 in Refractor"}]},{"name":"Mount Stony Brook Observatory","body":"The Mount Stony Brook Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. It is located on the roof of the Earth and Space Sciences Building. The dome contains a Meade 14\" Maksutov–Cassegrain telescope and SBIG (SBIG-STL1001e) imaging equipment. The telescope is used for teaching undergraduate and graduate astronomy labs by the department, as well as by the Astronomy club. The observatory's imaging capabilities have been used to monitor variable stars. On the first Friday of every month during the school year the department hosts \"Astronomy Open Nights\" during which a lecture is given, followed by observing if the weather permits.[1] The observatory was built in 1968 and Astronomy Open Nights have been held there since 1976. The current telescope was installed in 1981.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Stony Brook University"},{"type":"Location","value":"Stony Brook, New York (USA)"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"40°54′53″N 73°07′32″W / 40.91476°N 73.12568°W / 40.91476; -73.12568"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Dome Telescope14\" Schmidt–Cassegrain reflector"},{"type":"Dome Telescope","value":"14\" Schmidt–Cassegrain reflector"}]},{"name":"Mounds Observatory","body":"The ACT Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Astronomy Club of Tulsa. It is located 30 miles (48 km) south of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States in the town of Mounds. It was also known as Mounds/RMCC Observatory before being renamed in 2010.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Astronomy Club of Tulsa"},{"type":"Location","value":"Oklahoma, US"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"35°49.874′N 96°8.76′W / 35.831233°N 96.14600°W / 35.831233; -96.14600"},{"type":"Established","value":"1993"},{"type":"Website","value":"astrotulsa.com"}]},{"name":"Mount Abu InfraRed Observatory","body":"\n\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Mount_Abu_Observatory.JPG/220px-Mount_Abu_Observatory.JPG","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"Observatory as seen from Guru Shikhar."},{"type":"Organization","value":"Mount Abu InfraRed Observatory "},{"type":"Location","value":"Physical Research Laboratory "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Sirohi district, India "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"24°39′17.34″N 72°46′45.18″E / 24.6548167°N 72.7792167°E / 24.6548167; 72.7792167Coordinates: 24°39′17.34″N 72°46′45.18″E / 24.6548167°N 72.7792167°E / 24.6548167; 72.7792167"},{"type":"Established","value":"1,680 m (5,510 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1990[1]"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Physical Research Laboratory"}]},{"name":"Mount Burnett Observatory","body":"Mount Burnett Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Mount Burnett, Victoria, Australia. It was the main astronomical observatory for the School of Physics at Monash University from the early 1970s. The original telescope was a 16-inch Newtonian reflector built by Mr L. Jeffree of Bendigo. Observers' quarters were built in 1975 with the aid of a grant from the William Buckland Foundation.[1] A 10-inch Newtonian reflector was added, in a separate structure, in the early 1980s, and in 1985 the 16-inch telescope was replaced with a 0.45-meter Newtonian/Cassegrain telescope.\n","table":[]},{"name":"Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory","body":"Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory is located at 1610 Hillside Mill Road, Greenville, Delaware, United States. This observatory is home to a 0.6-meter telescope used by the Delaware Astronomical Society, the University of Delaware, and the Whole Earth Telescope.\nAssociated with the Observatory is the Mt. Cuba Astronomy Group (MCAG). 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MLO is located approximately 75 kilometers (47 mi) east of downtown San Diego, California (USA) on the eastern edge of the Cleveland National Forest in the Laguna Mountains on the SDSU Astronomy Campus near the hamlet of Mount Laguna. MLO was dedicated on June 19, 1968, seven years after SDSU's Department of Astronomy[2] became an independent academic department of SDSU's College of Sciences. The dedication took place during the 1968 summer meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.[3] Currently SDSU is working with University of Kansas (KU), and UNC Chapel Hill on various projects.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/MLO-1-npaci.jpg/250px-MLO-1-npaci.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Dome of the Smith (24\") Telescope at MLO"},{"type":"Location","value":"San Diego State University"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Mount Laguna, California"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"32°50′33″N 116°25′41″W / 32.8424°N 116.4280°W / 32.8424; -116.4280Coordinates: 32°50′33″N 116°25′41″W / 32.8424°N 116.4280°W / 32.8424; -116.4280"},{"type":"Established","value":"1,859 meters (6,099 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1968 (1968)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"MLO Facilities"},{"type":"Illinois Telescope","value":"Illinois Telescope1.1 m reflectorSmith Telescope0.6 m reflectorBuller Visitors' Telescope0.5 m reflectorClaud Telescope1.25 m reflectorEvryScopeMultiple Aperture Survey"},{"type":"Smith Telescope","value":"1.1 m reflector"},{"type":"Buller Visitors' Telescope","value":"0.6 m reflector"},{"type":"Claud Telescope","value":"0.5 m reflector"},{"type":"EvryScope","value":"1.25 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Mount Lemmon Observatory","body":"Mount Lemmon Observatory (MLO), also known as the Mount Lemmon Infrared Observatory, is an astronomical observatory located on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains approximately 28 kilometers (17 mi) northeast of Tucson, Arizona (US). The site in the Coronado National Forest is used with special permission from the U.S. Forest Service by the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory, and contains a number of independently managed telescopes.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/%28140%29_Mountlemmonobservatory.JPG/250px-%28140%29_Mountlemmonobservatory.JPG","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"View of the telescopes on Mount Lemmon"},{"type":"Organization","value":"MLO "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Steward Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":" G84 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Mount Lemmon, Arizona"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"32°26′31″N 110°47′21″W / 32.4420°N 110.7893°W / 32.4420; -110.7893Coordinates: 32°26′31″N 110°47′21″W / 32.4420°N 110.7893°W / 32.4420; -110.7893"},{"type":"Established","value":"2,791 meters (9,157 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1970 (1970)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Steward Observatory"},{"type":"Steward Observatory Telescope","value":"Steward Observatory Telescope1.5 m reflectorUMN MLOF telescope1.5 m reflectorCSS telescope1.0 m reflectorKASI telescope1.0 m reflector"},{"type":"UMN MLOF telescope","value":"1.5 m reflector"},{"type":"CSS telescope","value":"1.5 m reflector"},{"type":"KASI telescope","value":"1.0 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory","body":"The Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory is a radio astronomy based observatory owned and operated by University of Tasmania, located 20 km east of Hobart in Cambridge, Tasmania.[1] It is home to three radio astronomy antennas and the Grote Reber Museum.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Mount_Pleasant_Radio_Telescope.jpg/220px-Mount_Pleasant_Radio_Telescope.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"The large number of available receivers makes the telescope suitable for a variety of research projects within the University of Tasmania and its location makes it a vital element in the Australian Long Baseline Array network."},{"type":"Location","value":"University of Tasmania "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"42°48′18″S 147°26′20″E / 42.805°S 147.439°E / -42.805; 147.439Coordinates: 42°48′18″S 147°26′20″E / 42.805°S 147.439°E / -42.805; 147.439"},{"type":"Established","value":"43 m (141 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"13 May 1986 "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"ra-wiki.phys.utas.edu.au "}]},{"name":"Mount Stromlo Observatory","body":"\n\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Mt_Stromlo_Obs2.jpg/220px-Mt_Stromlo_Obs2.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Remains of the old administration building with the dome of the Farnham telescope"},{"type":"Location","value":" 414 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Canberra, Australia "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"35°19′13″S 149°00′25″E / 35.320277777778°S 149.00694444444°E / -35.320277777778; 149.00694444444Coordinates: 35°19′13″S 149°00′25″E / 35.320277777778°S 149.00694444444°E / -35.320277777778; 149.00694444444"},{"type":"Website","value":"770 m (2,530 ft) "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"rsaa.anu.edu.au/observatories/mount-stromlo-observatory "}]},{"name":"Mount Suhora Observatory","body":"The Mount Suhora Observatory (Polish: Obserwatorium astronomiczne na Suhorze) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Astronomy department of the Pedagogical University of Cracow. 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It was founded by the University of Cambridge and is an institute of the Cambridge University Astronomy Department.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/One-Mile_Telescope.jpg/220px-One-Mile_Telescope.jpg","table":[{"type":"Location","value":""},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"United Kingdom "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"52°10′03″N 0°01′57″E / 52.1674°N 0.0326°E / 52.1674; 0.0326Coordinates: 52°10′03″N 0°01′57″E / 52.1674°N 0.0326°E / 52.1674; 0.0326"}]},{"name":"Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory","body":"\n\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/CSIRO_ScienceImage_2161_Close_up_of_a_radio_astronomy_telescope_with_several_more_in_the_background.jpg/220px-CSIRO_ScienceImage_2161_Close_up_of_a_radio_astronomy_telescope_with_several_more_in_the_background.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"Close up of an ASKAP antenna with several more in the background"},{"type":"Location","value":"MRO "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Boolardy, Western Australia, Australia "},{"type":"Established","value":"26°42′11″S 116°40′14″E / 26.70312°S 116.670575°E / -26.70312; 116.670575Coordinates: 26°42′11″S 116°40′14″E / 26.70312°S 116.670575°E / -26.70312; 116.670575"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"2009 "}]},{"name":"Nachi-Katsuura Observatory","body":"Nachi-Katsuura Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama, Japan. Facing the Pacific Ocean, it lies within the Yoshino-Kumano National Park.[1] It is 0.83368 Earth radi from the rotational axis of the Earth, and +0.55040 Earth radii above the equatorial plane.[2] The IAU observatory code for Nachi-Katsuura is 905.[3]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Japan_natural_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.jpg/240px-Japan_natural_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":"905"},{"type":"Location","value":"Nachikatsuura, Wakayama"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"33°36′36″N 135°55′29″E / 33.61000°N 135.92472°E / 33.61000; 135.92472Coordinates: 33°36′36″N 135°55′29″E / 33.61000°N 135.92472°E / 33.61000; 135.92472"}]},{"name":"National Astronomical Observatory of Japan","body":"The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (国立天文台, kokuritsu tenmondai) (NAOJ) is an astronomical research organisation comprising several facilities in Japan, as well as an observatory in Hawaii. It was established in 1988 as an amalgamation of three existing research organizations - the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory of the University of Tokyo, International Latitude Observatory of Mizusawa, and a part of Research Institute of Atmospherics of Nagoya University.\n","table":[]},{"name":"National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico)","body":"The National Astronomical Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Astronómico Nacional—OAN) is an astronomical observatory in Baja California, Mexico.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Observatorio_de_San_Pedro_Martir.jpg/220px-Observatorio_de_San_Pedro_Martir.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Dome of the 2.1 m telescope on San Pedro Mártir"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"National Autonomous University of Mexico"},{"type":"Location","value":" 679 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Sierra San Pedro Mártir,Baja California state,Northwestern Mexico."},{"type":"Altitude","value":"31°02′38″N 115°27′49″W / 31.0439°N 115.4637°W / 31.0439; -115.4637Coordinates: 31°02′38″N 115°27′49″W / 31.0439°N 115.4637°W / 31.0439; -115.4637"},{"type":"Established","value":"2,800 meters (9,200 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1878 (1878)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"OAN SPM"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"unnamed telescope2.1 m reflectorunnamed telescope1.5 m reflectorunnamed telescope0.8 m reflector"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"2.1 m reflector"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"1.5 m reflector"}]},{"name":"National Observatory (Brazil)","body":"The National Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório Nacional or ON)[1] is an institution localized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 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Its initial purpose was to guide the geographic studies of Brazil and teaching navigation.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Observat%C3%B3rio_Nacional_-_Rio_de_Janeiro%2C_Brasil_140_%284118162565%29.jpg/220px-Observat%C3%B3rio_Nacional_-_Rio_de_Janeiro%2C_Brasil_140_%284118162565%29.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation"},{"type":"Location","value":" 880 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil"},{"type":"Established","value":"22°53′43″S 43°13′29″W / 22.8953°S 43.2246°W / -22.8953; -43.2246Coordinates: 22°53′43″S 43°13′29″W / 22.8953°S 43.2246°W / -22.8953; -43.2246"},{"type":"Website","value":"1827 (1827)"}]},{"name":"National Observatory of Athens","body":"The National Observatory of Athens (NOA; Greek: Εθνικό Αστεροσκοπείο Αθηνών) is a research institute in Athens, Greece. 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It is within the Coquimbo Region and approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of La Serena, where support facilities are located. The site was identified by a team of scientists from Chile and the United States in 1959, and it was selected in 1962.[1][2] Construction began in 1963 and regular astronomical observations commenced in 1965.[3] Construction of large buildings on Cerro Tololo ended with the completion of the Víctor Blanco Telescope in 1974, but smaller facilities have been built since then. 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The first director was the 71 year old German astronomer Adolphe Hirsche.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Neuch%C3%A2tel%2C_L%27Observatoire%2C_Le_Pavillon_Hirsch.JPG/260px-Neuch%C3%A2tel%2C_L%27Observatoire%2C_Le_Pavillon_Hirsch.JPG","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Neuchatel Observatory "},{"type":"Location","value":" 019 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Neuchâtel, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland"},{"type":"Established","value":"47°00′00″N 6°57′10″E / 47.0000°N 6.9529°E / 47.0000; 6.9529Coordinates: 47°00′00″N 6°57′10″E / 47.0000°N 6.9529°E / 47.0000; 6.9529"},{"type":"Website","value":"1858"}]},{"name":"Nice Observatory","body":"The Nice Observatory (French: Observatoire de Nice) is an astronomical observatory located in Nice, France on the summit of Mount Gros. The observatory was founded in 1879, by the banker Raphaël Bischoffsheim. 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Established on June 1, 2006, it is located within the university campus at a distance of 14 km (8.7 mi) north-west of Samsun, northern Turkey. 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The observatory operates two radio telescopes in Onsala, 45 km south of Gothenburg, and takes part in several international projects. 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Constructed in 1965, the observatory is a red brick building with a 16-inch Cassegrain reflector optical telescope. It is used for several community events and is regularly open for public viewing on Thursday nights. Originally the observatory was home to a 20” telescope, given to the department by an avid amateur who lived in central Massachusetts. It was a 1/10 scale model (loosely) of a larger 200” scope. Eventually, a crack was spotted during one of the re-aluminizings of the 20” mirror and the scope was no more. In the meantime, the department had been granted money associated with its move from Hasbrouck to the Grad Research Tower to buy a small telescope and put in on top of the GRC. The GRC had a small \"isolation\" pad built on its roof, which was supposed to be a mount for the scope, which could be accessed via a small open elevator. However, the GRC had terrible noise and gross vibration problems. The isolation pad never worked and there were too many safety concerns about using the roof of the building for observing. A 16\" telescope was later bought from Competition Associates (a racing car company). That scope arrived in 1976 but because of the problems with using the top of the GRC, the scope was never mounted there. In fact, it sat in the basement of Hasbrouck for perhaps 10 years, becoming known as the \"Subterranean Telescope.” This situation finally led to the 20\" being disassembled and the 16\" scope being moved to Orchard Hill and installed in the dome there. The 16\" was a major improvement in usability. As to what happened to the 20\", the mirror may have been stored in the Astronomy Research Facility but the drive was most likely not kept.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Orchard_Hill_Observatory.jpg/250px-Orchard_Hill_Observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Orchard Hill Observatory, circa 2011"},{"type":"Location","value":"University of Massachusetts Amherst"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Amherst, Massachusetts, United States"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"42°23′38.62″N 72°31′17.63″W / 42.3940611°N 72.5215639°W / 42.3940611; -72.5215639Coordinates: 42°23′38.62″N 72°31′17.63″W / 42.3940611°N 72.5215639°W / 42.3940611; -72.5215639"},{"type":"Weather","value":"413 feet"},{"type":"Established","value":"Amherst Weather"},{"type":"Website","value":"1965[1]"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Orchard Hill Observatory"},{"type":" ","value":" Group 128 Inc. 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The station provides indoor and outdoor temperature as well as barometric pressure, humidity, rainfall, wind speed, direction and dew point. The data is reported real time, as well as logged. The station is configured to log and upload data to this website in 15-minute intervals. This data is also made available to forecasters, pilots, ships or anyone who needs it.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Oriolo_Romano_Observatory.jpg/220px-Oriolo_Romano_Observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"amateur astronomical observatory"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Oriolo Romano, Viterbo, Italy"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"42°10′10.3″N 12°8′16.8″E / 42.169528°N 12.138000°E / 42.169528; 12.138000Coordinates: 42°10′10.3″N 12°8′16.8″E / 42.169528°N 12.138000°E / 42.169528; 12.138000"},{"type":"Website","value":"400 metres (1,300 ft)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"https://sites.google.com/site/orioloromanoobservatory"},{"type":"Celestron CPC 8","value":"Celestron CPC 820 cm Celestron CPC 8\"Sky Watcher guide scope80 ed"},{"type":"Sky Watcher guide scope","value":"20 cm Celestron CPC 8\""}]},{"name":"Otter Creek Observatory","body":"Otter Creek Observatory is an astronomical observatory, one of two units of the Otter Creek–South Harrison Observatories operated by Jefferson Community and Technical College. It is located at the Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area in Meade County, Kentucky, about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of downtown Louisville along the Ohio River.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Jefferson Community and Technical College"},{"type":"Location","value":"Meade County, Kentucky, United States"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"38°04′23″N 86°00′59″W / 38.07307°N 86.016362°W / 38.07307; -86.016362"},{"type":"Established","value":"1995"},{"type":"Website","value":"http://www.jefferson.kctcs.edu/observatory"}]},{"name":"Owens Valley Radio Observatory","body":"Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) is a radio astronomy observatory located near Big Pine, California (US) in Owens Valley. It lies east of the Sierra Nevada, approximately 350 kilometers (220 mi) north of Los Angeles and 20 kilometers (12 mi) southeast of Bishop. It was established in 1956, and is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The Owens Valley Solar Array portion of the observatory has been operated by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) since 1997.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/OVRO_40_Meter_Radio_Telescope.jpg/220px-OVRO_40_Meter_Radio_Telescope.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":""},{"type":"Organization","value":"OVRO "},{"type":"Location","value":"California Institute of TechnologyNew Jersey Institute of Technology "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Owens Valley, US"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"37°14′02″N 118°16′55″W / 37.2339°N 118.282°W / 37.2339; -118.282Coordinates: 37°14′02″N 118°16′55″W / 37.2339°N 118.282°W / 37.2339; -118.282"},{"type":"Established","value":"1,222 m (4,009 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1958 "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.ovro.caltech.edu "}]},{"name":"Palomar Observatory","body":"Palomar Observatory is an astronomical observatory in San Diego County, California, United States, 145 kilometers (90 mi) southeast of Los Angeles, California, in the Palomar Mountain Range. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), located in Pasadena, California. Research time at the observatory is granted to Caltech and its research partners, which include the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Cornell University.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Pti_aerial_photo_B.jpg/220px-Pti_aerial_photo_B.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"California Institute of Technology "},{"type":"Location","value":" 261, 644, 675 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"San Diego County, California"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"33°21′23″N 116°51′54″W / 33.3564°N 116.865°W / 33.3564; -116.865Coordinates: 33°21′23″N 116°51′54″W / 33.3564°N 116.865°W / 33.3564; -116.865"},{"type":"Established","value":"1,712 m (5,617 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1928 "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/ "}]},{"name":"Panzano Observatory","body":"The Panzano Observatory was an observatory in the village of Panzano [it] about 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) to the NNW of the centre of the comune of Castelfranco Emilia, near Bologna, Italy, where Giovanni Cassini worked. It was built in the early 1640s by Cornelio Malvasia.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Location","value":"Bologna, Castelfranco Emilia, Italy "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"44°37′16″N 11°02′30″E / 44.6211°N 11.0417°E / 44.6211; 11.0417Coordinates: 44°37′16″N 11°02′30″E / 44.6211°N 11.0417°E / 44.6211; 11.0417"}]},{"name":"Paranal Observatory","body":"Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). It is located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile on Cerro Paranal at 2,635 m (8,645 ft) altitude, 120 km (70 mi) south of Antofagasta. By total light-collecting area, it is the largest optical-infrared observatory in the Southern Hemisphere; worldwide, it is second to the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Paranal_top.jpg/295px-Paranal_top.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Cerro Paranal is the observatory's main-peak where the VLT (four units) and VST (right) are located"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"European Southern Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":" 309 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Cerro Paranal, Chile"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"24°37′38″S 70°24′15″W / 24.62722°S 70.40417°W / -24.62722; -70.40417Coordinates: 24°37′38″S 70°24′15″W / 24.62722°S 70.40417°W / -24.62722; -70.40417"},{"type":"Website","value":"2,635 metres (8,645 ft)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/"},{"type":"Very Large Telescope","value":"Very Large Telescope8.2 m reflector (×4)VLT Auxiliary Telescope1.8 m reflector (×4)VISTA Telescope4.0 m reflectorVLT Survey Telescope2.6 m reflectorNext-Generation Transit Survey0.2 m array (×12)"},{"type":"VLT Auxiliary Telescope","value":"8.2 m reflector (×4)"},{"type":"VISTA Telescope","value":"1.8 m reflector (×4)"},{"type":"VLT Survey Telescope","value":"4.0 m reflector"},{"type":"Next-Generation Transit Survey","value":"2.6 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Paris Observatory","body":"The Paris Observatory (French: Observatoire de Paris [ɔbsɛʁvatwaʁ də paʁi]), a research institution of PSL University, is the foremost astronomical observatory of France, and one of the largest astronomical centres in the world. Its historic building is on the Left Bank of the Seine in central Paris, but most of the staff work on a satellite campus in Meudon, a suburb southwest of Paris.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Obs-Paris-coupole-Arago.jpg/220px-Obs-Paris-coupole-Arago.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"Observatoire de Paris "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":" 005, 007 "},{"type":"Established","value":"Montparnasse, France "},{"type":"Website","value":"48°50′11″N 2°20′11″E / 48.836439°N 2.336506°E / 48.836439; 2.336506Coordinates: 48°50′11″N 2°20′11″E / 48.836439°N 2.336506°E / 48.836439; 2.336506"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"1667"},{"type":"East Tower 38 cm (15 in)","value":"www.observatoiredeparis.psl.eu "}]},{"name":"Parkes Observatory","body":"\n\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Parkes_Radio_Telescope_09.jpg/220px-Parkes_Radio_Telescope_09.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"The Parkes 64m Radio Telescope"},{"type":"Location","value":"CSIRO "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Parkes, New South Wales, Australia"},{"type":"Website","value":"32°59′52″S 148°15′47″E / 32.99778°S 148.26292°E / -32.99778; 148.26292Coordinates: 32°59′52″S 148°15′47″E / 32.99778°S 148.26292°E / -32.99778; 148.26292"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au "},{"type":"Parkes ObservatoryBuilt1961\nAustralian National Heritage ListOfficial name: Parkes ObservatoryTypeListed placeDesignated10 August 2020Reference no.106345\n","value":"Parkes 18-metre telescopeParkes Radio Telescope "},{"type":"Parkes Observatory","value":"Location of Parkes Observatory"},{"type":"Built","value":" Related media on Wikimedia Commons"},{"type":"\nAustralian National Heritage List","value":"1961"},{"type":"Type","value":""},{"type":"Designated","value":"Official name: Parkes Observatory"},{"type":"Reference no.","value":"Listed place"}]},{"name":"Paul Robinson Observatory","body":"Paul Robinson Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Edwin E. 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It was opened in 1955, and is used for research, instruction, and amateur observing.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Peach_Mountain_observatory_%283369526918%29.jpg/220px-Peach_Mountain_observatory_%283369526918%29.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"University of Michigan"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Dexter, Michigan"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"42°23′56″N 83°56′08″W / 42.3988°N 83.9355°W / 42.3988; -83.9355Coordinates: 42°23′56″N 83°56′08″W / 42.3988°N 83.9355°W / 42.3988; -83.9355"},{"type":"Established","value":"315 meters (1,033 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1955 (1955)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Peach Mountain Observatory"},{"type":"Peach Mountain Radio Telescope","value":"Peach Mountain Radio Telescope26 m reflectorMcMath-Hulbert Telescope0.6 m reflector"},{"type":"McMath-Hulbert Telescope","value":"26 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Perkins Observatory","body":"Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio. It is owned and operated by Ohio Wesleyan University.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Perkins_Observatory.JPG/220px-Perkins_Observatory.JPG","table":[{"type":"Location","value":"Main facade"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Delaware, Ohio, US"}]},{"name":"Perth Observatory","body":"\n\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Perth_Observatory-dome.jpg/220px-Perth_Observatory-dome.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Perth Observatory 61 cm telescope dome at Bickley"},{"type":"Location","value":" 319 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Western Australia, City of Kalamunda, Australia "},{"type":"Website","value":"32°00′28″S 116°08′09″E / 32.00781°S 116.13579°E / -32.00781; 116.13579Coordinates: 32°00′28″S 116°08′09″E / 32.00781°S 116.13579°E / -32.00781; 116.13579"},{"type":"","value":"www.perthobservatory.com.au "},{"type":"\nWestern Australia Heritage Register","value":"Location of Perth Observatory"},{"type":"Type","value":" Related media on Wikimedia Commons"},{"type":"Designated","value":"State Registered Place"},{"type":"Reference no.","value":"19 July 2005"},{"type":"\n","value":"10551"},{"type":"\n","value":"[edit on Wikidata]"}]},{"name":"Peterberg Observatory","body":"Sternwarte Peterberg is a club observatory in Saarland, Germany. Founded in 1977, it has 160 members as of 2016.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Sternwarte_peterberg_2007.jpg/220px-Sternwarte_peterberg_2007.jpg","table":[{"type":"Location","value":""},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Peterberg, Nohfelden, Germany "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"49°34′17″N 6°59′57″E / 49.5714°N 6.9992°E / 49.5714; 6.9992Coordinates: 49°34′17″N 6°59′57″E / 49.5714°N 6.9992°E / 49.5714; 6.9992"},{"type":"Established","value":"575.6 m (1,888 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1977"}]},{"name":"Pico dos Dias Observatory","body":"The Pico dos Dias Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório Pico dos Dias (OPD)) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil (Portuguese: Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica (LNA)). It is located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, 37 kilometers (23 mi) from the city of Itajubá. \n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Cupula_LNA_1.6m.jpg/220px-Cupula_LNA_1.6m.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"The 1.6m telescope"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil "},{"type":"Location","value":" 874 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Minas Gerais, Brasópolis, Brazil "},{"type":"Altitude","value":"22°32′04″S 45°34′57″W / 22.5344°S 45.5825°W / -22.5344; -45.5825Coordinates: 22°32′04″S 45°34′57″W / 22.5344°S 45.5825°W / -22.5344; -45.5825"},{"type":"Website","value":"1,864 m (6,115 ft) "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.lna.br/opd/opd_e.html "}]},{"name":"Piera Observatory","body":"Piera Observatory (Catalan: Observatori Astronomic de Piera) is an astronomical observatory located in Piera, Catalonia, with the IAU observatory code 165.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":" 165 "},{"type":"Location","value":"Piera, Catalonia, Spain"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"41°31′17″N 1°45′19″E / 41.5215°N 1.7553°E / 41.5215; 1.7553Coordinates: 41°31′17″N 1°45′19″E / 41.5215°N 1.7553°E / 41.5215; 1.7553"},{"type":"Website","value":"www.astrogea.org/jguarro/ "}]},{"name":"Pierre Auger Observatory","body":"The Pierre Auger Observatory is an international cosmic ray observatory in Argentina designed to detect ultra-high-energy cosmic rays: sub-atomic particles traveling nearly at the speed of light and each with energies beyond 1018 eV. In Earth's atmosphere such particles interact with air nuclei and produce various other particles. These effect particles (called an \"air shower\") can be detected and measured. But since these high energy particles have an estimated arrival rate of just 1 per km2 per century, the Auger Observatory has created a detection area of 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)—the size of Rhode Island, or Luxembourg—in order to record a large number of these events. It is located in the western Mendoza Province, Argentina, near the Andes.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/CDAS_building.JPG/220px-CDAS_building.JPG","table":[{"type":"Named after","value":"Control building in Malargüe"},{"type":"Location(s)","value":"Pierre Victor Auger "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Malargüe, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina"},{"type":"Organization","value":"35°12′24″S 69°18′57″W / 35.20667°S 69.31583°W / -35.20667; -69.31583"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"Multi-national"},{"type":"Wavelength","value":"1330 m–1620 m, average ~1400 m"},{"type":"Built","value":"330–380 nm UV (Fluorescence detector), 1017–1021 eV cosmic rays (Surface detector)"},{"type":"Telescope style","value":"2004–2008 (and taking data during construction)"},{"type":"Website","value":"Hybrid (Surface + Fluorescence detectors)"}]},{"name":"Pine Bluff Observatory","body":"The Pine Bluff Observatory (PBO) is an astronomical observatory located in the town of Cross Plains, Wisconsin (USA) about 24 kilometers (15 mi) west of Madison. PBO is owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW-Madison). It opened in 1958, and is mainly used by students and faculty of UW-Madison for instruction and research. PBO also provides a facility for testing new instruments.[1] Recent research conducted at PBO includes measuring the lunar sodium tail, monitoring circumstellar disks around Be stars, and studying the warm ionized medium.[2][3][4]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"University of Wisconsin–Madison"},{"type":"Location","value":"Cross Plains, Wisconsin"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"43°04′40″N 89°40′18″W / 43.0777°N 89.6717°W / 43.0777; -89.6717Coordinates: 43°04′40″N 89°40′18″W / 43.0777°N 89.6717°W / 43.0777; -89.6717"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"362 meters (1,188 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"1958 (1958)"},{"type":"Website","value":"Pine Bluff Observatory"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"36-Inch Telescope0.9 m reflector16-Inch Telescope0.4 m reflector"},{"type":"36-Inch Telescope","value":"0.9 m reflector"},{"type":"16-Inch Telescope","value":"0.4 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Pine Mountain Observatory","body":"Pine Mountain Observatory (PMO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Oregon Physics Department. It is located 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Bend, Oregon (USA) in the Deschutes National Forest on top of Pine Mountain.[1] The site was discovered by professors Russ Donnelly and E.G. 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It is located in Poznań, Poland and was founded in 1919.\n","table":[]},{"name":"Puckett Observatory","body":"\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Timpuckett1.jpg/220px-Timpuckett1.jpg","table":[{"type":"Named after","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Tim Puckett "},{"type":"Location","value":" 752 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Georgia, US"},{"type":"Website","value":"34°43′57″N 84°32′07″W / 34.732386°N 84.535300°W / 34.732386; -84.535300Coordinates: 34°43′57″N 84°32′07″W / 34.732386°N 84.535300°W / 34.732386; -84.535300 -->"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.cometwatch.com "}]},{"name":"Pulkovo Observatory","body":"The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory (Russian: Пу́лковская астрономи́ческая обсервато́рия, official name The Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Pulkovo, Гла́вная (Пу́лковская) астрономи́ческая обсервато́рия Росси́йской акаде́мии нау́к; formerly Imperial Observatory at Pulkowo[1]), the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, located 19 km south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights 75 metres (246 ft) above sea level. 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It is located near French Camp, Mississippi, United States. It is the largest observatory in Mississippi with 16+ telescopes, with the largest instruments including a 32-inch Dobsonian telescope and 14-inch Celestron catadioptric telescope. Rainwater is currently awaiting delivery of the Sollee Telescope, a 25-inch research-grade telescope. When installed in the two-story observatory building already constructed in the observatory complex, the Sollee Telescope will be suitable for serious astronomical studies, in the last remaining \"dark spot\" in Mississippi on the U.S. Dark Skies photograph.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"French Camp Academy"},{"type":"Location","value":"French Camp, Mississippi, United States"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"33°17′14.1″N 89°23′06.5″W / 33.287250°N 89.385139°W / 33.287250; -89.385139"},{"type":"Website","value":"www.rainwaterobservatory.org"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Unnamed Telescope32-inch reflector"},{"type":"Unnamed Telescope","value":"32-inch reflector"}]},{"name":"Ralph A. Worley Observatory","body":"Ralph A. Worley Observatory is an astronomical observatory currently under lease to Shreveport-Bossier Astronomical Society. It was built in 1964 by the Shreveport-Bossier Astronomical Society and later donated to the Caddo Parish School System. It is located 8 miles south of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Louisiana State University in Shreveport"},{"type":"Location","value":"Shreveport, Louisiana, USA"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"32°19′11.11″N 93°37′17.43″W / 32.3197528°N 93.6215083°W / 32.3197528; -93.6215083"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"328 meters (153 feet)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"16 inch Newtonian reflector"}]},{"name":"Rattlesnake Mountain (Benton County, Washington)","body":"Rattlesnake Mountain (Native American name Lalíik meaning \"land above the water\") is a 3,531 ft (1,060 m) windswept treeless sub-alpine ridge overlooking the Hanford nuclear site. Parts of the western slope are privately owned ranchland, while the eastern slope is under the federal protection of the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, a unit of the Hanford Reach National Monument, managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The mountain is the second highest point in Benton County, with its neighbor Lookout Summit surpassing it by only 98 ft (30 m). \n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/RichlandWaRattlesnakeYakima.jpg/300px-RichlandWaRattlesnakeYakima.jpg","table":[{"type":"Rattlesnake Mountain","value":"The view of Rattlesnake Mountain from the Horn Rapids Golf Course in Richland."},{"type":"Highest point","value":"3,531 ft (1,076 m) [1][2]"},{"type":"Elevation","value":"840 ft (260 m) [1]"},{"type":"Prominence","value":"Lookout Summit"},{"type":"Parent peak","value":"1.55 mi (2.49 km) [1]"},{"type":"Isolation","value":"Benton County highest peaks 2nd"},{"type":"Listing","value":"46°24′56″N 119°37′49″W / 46.41556°N 119.63028°W / 46.41556; -119.63028Coordinates: 46°24′56″N 119°37′49″W / 46.41556°N 119.63028°W / 46.41556; -119.63028[3] "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Rattlesnake MountainBenton County, Washington, U.S.\n "},{"type":"Geography","value":"Rattlesnake Hills"},{"type":"Parent range","value":"USGS Iowa FlatsUSGS Snively Basin"},{"type":"Topo map"}]},{"name":"Red Barn Observatory","body":"The Red Barn Observatory was established in 2006 and is dedicated to follow-up observations and detections of asteroids, comets, and Near-Earth objects. Plans for the observatory began in 2002 and construction was completed in 2005. During the month of August 2006, the observatory code H68 was assigned by the Minor Planet Center. Currently, the observatory is of the \"roll-off\" roof type, but plans are in the works to install an 8-foot dome in the summer of 2007.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f0/Obs1.jpg/250px-Obs1.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"private"},{"type":"Location","value":" H68 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Ty Ty, Georgia"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"31°23′16.74″N 83°39′7.15″W / 31.3879833°N 83.6519861°W / 31.3879833; -83.6519861[1]"},{"type":"Established","value":"107 meters (351 feet)"},{"type":"Website","value":"2006"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"cometary.net"},{"type":"Meade LX200 GPS","value":"Meade LX200 GPS0.30 meterMeade Starfinder0.25 meter"},{"type":"Meade Starfinder","value":"0.30 meter"}]},{"name":"Red Buttes Observatory","body":"Red Buttes Observatory (RBO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Wyoming. It is located 15 kilometers (9 mi) south of Laramie, Wyoming (USA) and was founded in 1994.[1] The observatory houses a 0.6 m (24 in) telescope built by DFM Engineering. There are two instruments available: a 1024x1024 imaging camera, and a near-infrared camera.[2] A second, smaller telescope built by Orion is mounted on the main telescope.[1] Research at the observatory has included monitoring Cepheid variable stars and follow-up observation of gamma-ray bursts.[3][4]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"University of Wyoming"},{"type":"Location","value":"9 miles (14 km) from Laramie, Wyoming"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"41°10′35″N 105°34′26″W / 41.17639°N 105.57389°W / 41.17639; -105.57389"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"2,246 meters (7,369 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"1994 (1994)"},{"type":"Website","value":"Red Buttes Observatory"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"unnamed telescope0.6 m reflectorunnamed telescope0.2 m reflector"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"0.6 m reflector"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"0.2 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Glen D. 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It is located in Henrietta, New York, United States.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Rochester_Institute_of_Technology_observatory.jpg/300px-Rochester_Institute_of_Technology_observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Rochester Institute of Technology"},{"type":"Location","value":"920"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Henrietta, New York"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"43°04′33″N 77°39′53″W / 43.0758°N 77.6647°W / 43.0758; -77.6647Coordinates: 43°04′33″N 77°39′53″W / 43.0758°N 77.6647°W / 43.0758; -77.6647"},{"type":"Established","value":"551 feet (168 m)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1992 (1992)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.rit.edu/cos/observatory"},{"type":"Rolloff building telescope","value":"Rolloff building telescope14-inch f/10 CelestronDome building telescope12-inch Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain"},{"type":"Dome building telescope","value":"14-inch f/10 Celestron"}]},{"name":"Ritter Observatory","body":"The Ritter Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Toledo (UT) in Toledo, Ohio (USA). The Ritter Planetarium is located in the same building, and the university also operates Brooks Observatory in an adjacent building. Ritter Observatory features a 1.06 m (42 in) Ritchey-Chrétien telescope built in 1967 by Warner & Swasey Company of Cleveland, Ohio.[1] It was installed in 1968, and is used primarily for spectroscopy and occasionally for instruction and public viewing events.[2] Research conducted at the observatory focuses on long-term spectroscopic monitoring of stars such as Rigel, Beta Lyrae, and Zeta Tauri.[3][4][5]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Ritter_Planetarium-Observatory_at_The_University_of_Toledo%2C_November_2019.jpg/220px-Ritter_Planetarium-Observatory_at_The_University_of_Toledo%2C_November_2019.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"University of Toledo"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Toledo, Ohio"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"41°39′45″N 83°36′44″W / 41.6624°N 83.6123°W / 41.6624; -83.6123Coordinates: 41°39′45″N 83°36′44″W / 41.6624°N 83.6123°W / 41.6624; -83.6123"},{"type":"Established","value":"182 meters (597 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1967 (1967)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Ritter Observatory"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"unnamed telescope1.06 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Robert Brownlee Observatory","body":"Robert Brownlee Observatory (RBO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Mountain Skies Astronomical Society (MSAS). It is located in Lake Arrowhead, California, USA.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Mountain Skies Astronomical Society"},{"type":"Location","value":"Lake Arrowhead, California, United States"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"34°13′51″N 117°12′35″W / 34.23083°N 117.20972°W / 34.23083; -117.20972Coordinates: 34°13′51″N 117°12′35″W / 34.23083°N 117.20972°W / 34.23083; -117.20972"},{"type":"Website","value":"www.mountain-skies.org/RBO.html"}]},{"name":"Robinson Observatory","body":"The Robinson Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Central Florida College of Sciences in Orlando, Florida, USA.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7d/Robinson_Observatory.jpg/200px-Robinson_Observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"University of Central FloridaCollege of Sciences"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Orlando, FL, United States"},{"type":"Established","value":"28°35′30″N 81°11′26″W / 28.59175°N 81.19062°W / 28.59175; -81.19062Coordinates: 28°35′30″N 81°11′26″W / 28.59175°N 81.19062°W / 28.59175; -81.19062"},{"type":"Website","value":"1995"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"physics.ucf.edu/observatory.php"},{"type":"Primary telescope","value":"Primary telescopeRCOS Ritchey-Chrétien 20-inch reflectorSecondary telescopeMeade LX200 14-inch reflectorPortable telescopeMeade LX200 8-inch reflectorPortable telescopeMeade LX90 8-inch reflector (6)"},{"type":"Secondary telescope","value":"RCOS Ritchey-Chrétien 20-inch reflector"},{"type":"Portable telescope","value":"Meade LX200 14-inch reflector"},{"type":"Portable telescope","value":"Meade LX200 8-inch reflector"}]},{"name":"Robotic Lunar Observatory","body":"The Robotic Lunar Observatory (ROLO) was an astronomical observatory funded by NASA and located at the United States Geological Survey Flagstaff Science Campus atop McMillan Mesa in Flagstaff, Arizona. Its purpose was to enable the Moon to be used as a radiance calibration source for Earth-orbiting remote-sensing spacecraft.[1] The program ceased observations in September 2003, but the facility is maintained for calibration and instrument characterization purposes.[2] It consists of two 20 cm (7.9 in) Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes attached to an equatorial mount made by DFM Engineering. One telescope is fitted with a sensor optimized for visible and near-infrared (VNIR) wavelengths, while the other is tuned to short-wavelength infrared (SWIR).[2] The VNIR camera began operations in 1995 and the SWIR camera in 1997.[3]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"ROLO "},{"type":"Organization","value":"NASA and USGS"},{"type":"Location","value":"Flagstaff, Arizona"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"35°12′53″N 111°38′04″W / 35.2148°N 111.6344°W / 35.2148; -111.6344Coordinates: 35°12′53″N 111°38′04″W / 35.2148°N 111.6344°W / 35.2148; -111.6344"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"2,146 meters (7,041 ft)"},{"type":"Established","value":"1995 (1995)"},{"type":"Closed","value":"September 2003 (2003-09)"},{"type":"Website","value":"Lunar Calibration - ROLO"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"unnamed telescopes20 cm reflector (×2)"},{"type":"unnamed telescopes","value":"20 cm reflector (×2)"}]},{"name":"Rogers Observatory","body":"Joseph H. Rogers Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Northwestern Michigan College. It is located in Traverse City, Michigan (USA). 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The observatory is located at the highest elevation in the town.[1] It was built upon the former BR-73 Nike missile site in the mid-1960s and has undergone several upgrades and refurbishments since then.[2][3]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Rolnick_Observatory_071.JPG/220px-Rolnick_Observatory_071.JPG","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"The observatory in 2012"},{"type":"Organization","value":"Rolnick Observatory "},{"type":"Location","value":"Westport Astronomical Society"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Westport, Connecticut, USA"},{"type":"Website","value":"41°10′16″N 73°19′49.80″W / 41.17111°N 73.3305000°W / 41.17111; -73.3305000"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.was-ct.org"},{"type":"The Dome Telescope","value":"The Dome Telescope16\" Meade LX200The Big Gun25\" (64 cm) Obsession Dobsonian"},{"type":"The Big Gun","value":"16\" Meade LX200"}]},{"name":"Rome Observatory","body":"The Astrononomical Observatory of Rome (Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma in Italian) is one of twelve Astronomical Observatories in Italy. 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The site in the Coronado National Forest is used with special permission from the U.S. Forest Service by the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory, and contains a number of independently managed telescopes.[1]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/%28140%29_Mountlemmonobservatory.JPG/250px-%28140%29_Mountlemmonobservatory.JPG","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"View of the telescopes on Mount Lemmon"},{"type":"Organization","value":"MLO "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Steward Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":" G84 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Mount Lemmon, Arizona"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"32°26′31″N 110°47′21″W / 32.4420°N 110.7893°W / 32.4420; -110.7893Coordinates: 32°26′31″N 110°47′21″W / 32.4420°N 110.7893°W / 32.4420; -110.7893"},{"type":"Established","value":"2,791 meters (9,157 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1970 (1970)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Steward Observatory"},{"type":"Steward Observatory Telescope","value":"Steward Observatory Telescope1.5 m reflectorUMN MLOF telescope1.5 m reflectorCSS telescope1.0 m reflectorKASI telescope1.0 m reflector"},{"type":"UMN MLOF telescope","value":"1.5 m reflector"},{"type":"CSS telescope","value":"1.5 m reflector"},{"type":"KASI telescope","value":"1.0 m reflector"}]},{"name":"Stockholm Observatory","body":"The Stockholm Observatory (Swedish: Stockholms observatorium, 050) is an astronomical observatory and institution in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in the 18th century and today part of Stockholm University. 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Built in 1866, it replaced a nearby earlier building, built in 1838, which is now used as the Typographia Collegii.[2]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Stonyhurst_observatory.jpg/220px-Stonyhurst_observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"The rear of the 1866 Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":"Stonyhurst College"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Stonyhurst, Lancashire, United Kingdom"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"53°48′N 2°30′W / 53.80°N 2.50°W / 53.80; -2.50"},{"type":"Weather","value":"115m / 377 feet"},{"type":"Established","value":"Average temperature: 8.4°C[1]"},{"type":"Website","value":"1838"}]},{"name":"Observatory of Strasbourg","body":"The Observatory of Strasbourg is an astronomical observatory in Strasbourg, France.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/L%27observatoire_astronomique_de_Strasbourg_%2841534417322%29.jpg/220px-L%27observatoire_astronomique_de_Strasbourg_%2841534417322%29.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"Observatory and botanical garden in Strasbourg"},{"type":"Organization","value":"OAS "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of Strasbourg"},{"type":"Location","value":"522"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Strasbourg, France"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"48°35′0″N 7°46′5″E / 48.58333°N 7.76806°E / 48.58333; 7.76806Coordinates: 48°35′0″N 7°46′5″E / 48.58333°N 7.76806°E / 48.58333; 7.76806"},{"type":"Established","value":"142 m"},{"type":"Website","value":"1881"}]},{"name":"Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy","body":"The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is an 80/20 joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR)[1] to construct and maintain an airborne observatory. NASA awarded the contract for the development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management of the American part of the project to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1996. The DSI (Deutsches SOFIA Institut) manages the German parts of the project which are primarily science and telescope related. SOFIA's telescope saw first light on May 26, 2010. SOFIA is the successor to the Kuiper Airborne Observatory. It will observe celestial magnetic fields, star-forming regions, comets, nebulae, and the galactic centre.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SOFIA_with_open_telescope_doors.jpg/300px-SOFIA_with_open_telescope_doors.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"SOFIA with the telescope door open in flight."},{"type":"Organization","value":"SOFIA "},{"type":"Location","value":"NASA / DLR / USRA / DSI"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Palmdale Airport (most of the year); Christchurch International Airport (for about 2 months around June/July)"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"43°29′22″S 172°31′56″E / 43.48944°S 172.53222°E / -43.48944; 172.53222Coordinates: 43°29′22″S 172°31′56″E / 43.48944°S 172.53222°E / -43.48944; 172.53222"},{"type":"Website","value":"ground: 702 m (2,303 ft); airborne: 13.7 km (45,000 ft)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"SOFIA Science Center NASA SOFIA DLR SOFIADSI"},{"type":"SOFIA","value":"SOFIA2.5-meter (98-inch) Bent Cassegrain with chopping secondary mirror and flat folding tertiary, Nasmyth focus"}]},{"name":"Stull Observatory","body":"Stull Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Alfred University. Named after Dr. John Stull, who helped establish the observatory in 1966, it is located in Alfred, New York (USA). It is notable for housing seven independently housed telescopes ranging in size from 8 to 32 inches.[1] The largest, the Austin-Fellows 32 inch Newtonian Reflector is tied with the Vassar College Class of 1951 Observatory[2] for the rank of second largest optical telescope in New York state after the 40 inch telescope at SUNY Oneonta College Observatory.[citation needed] Telescopes at the observatory are regularly opened to the public.[3] The observatory is also used for those pursuing a minor in astronomy or a concentration in astrophysics.[4]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Alfred University"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":" 784 "},{"type":"Location","value":"Alfred, New York, United States"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"42°15′N 77°47′W / 42.250°N 77.783°W / 42.250; -77.783Coordinates: 42°15′N 77°47′W / 42.250°N 77.783°W / 42.250; -77.783"},{"type":"Established","value":"1966"},{"type":"Website","value":"http://merlin.alfred.edu/stull.html"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Austin-Fellows Telescope[1]32in Newtonian reflectorThe Metzger Telescope20in Newtonian reflector\"Rich\" Rose Heleostat6in HeliostatThe Alden Ritchey-Chrétien reflector16in Ritchey-ChrétienThe Olson – Grindle telescope16in Newtonian/Cassegrain reflector1863 Fitz9in refractor"},{"type":"Austin-Fellows Telescope[1]","value":"32in Newtonian reflector"},{"type":"The Metzger Telescope","value":"20in Newtonian reflector"},{"type":"\"Rich\" Rose Heleostat","value":"6in Heliostat"},{"type":"The Alden Ritchey-Chrétien reflector","value":"16in Ritchey-Chrétien"},{"type":"The Olson – Grindle telescope","value":"16in Newtonian/Cassegrain reflector"},{"type":"1863 Fitz","value":"9in refractor"}]},{"name":"Stuttgart Observatory","body":"Stuttgart Observatory (German: Sternwarte Stuttgart; 025) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the association Schwäbische Sternwarte e.V.. It is located on the Uhlandshöhe in Stuttgart, Germany. Public tours have been held since 1920 and the observatory claims to be one of the oldest in Germany.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Stuttgart-Observatory-20060401.jpg/280px-Stuttgart-Observatory-20060401.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Stuttgart Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":"025"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"48°46′57″N 9°11′47″E / 48.7825°N 9.1964°E / 48.7825; 9.1964Coordinates: 48°46′57″N 9°11′47″E / 48.7825°N 9.1964°E / 48.7825; 9.1964"},{"type":"Established","value":"351.1 m (1,152 ft) "},{"type":"Website","value":"1919"}]},{"name":"St. Thomas Observatory","body":"The St. Thomas Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the Department of Physics on the main campus of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. The observatory[2][3] consists of an automated dome and a fully robotic 17-inch (0.43 m) corrected Dall-Kirkham reflecting telescope coupled with a 10.7-megapixel CCD camera. The observatory is used for public observing events and facilitates student research projects.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/UST_Observatory.jpg/220px-UST_Observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Telescope and dome at the St. Thomas Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":"University of St. Thomas"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"44°56′21.4″N 93°11′36.8″W / 44.939278°N 93.193556°W / 44.939278; -93.193556Coordinates: 44°56′21.4″N 93°11′36.8″W / 44.939278°N 93.193556°W / 44.939278; -93.193556"},{"type":"Established","value":"265 metres (869 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29)[1]"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.stthomas.edu/observatory/"}]},{"name":"Sudbury Neutrino Observatory","body":"The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) was a neutrino observatory located 2100 m underground in Vale's Creighton Mine in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The detector was designed to detect solar neutrinos through their interactions with a large tank of heavy water.\n","table":[]},{"name":"Oregon Observatory","body":"Oregon Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the not-for-profit Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory in Sunriver, Oregon, United States, near Sunriver Resort. As of 2011, the observatory had eleven telescopes,[1] and by 2013, it had twenty-three telescopes with thirteen of them 10 inches (25 cm) or more.[2] In July 2012, the observatory was renamed the Oregon Observatory at Sunriver.[3]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Sunriver_Observatory.jpg/220px-Sunriver_Observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Dr. Robert M. 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It is located in the science town of Taeduk, part of Daejeon, South Korea.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"TRAO "},{"type":"Organization","value":"Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute "},{"type":"Location","value":"Daejeon, South Korea "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"36°23′51″N 127°22′31″E / 36.397586°N 127.375208°E / 36.397586; 127.375208Coordinates: 36°23′51″N 127°22′31″E / 36.397586°N 127.375208°E / 36.397586; 127.375208"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"109 m (358 ft) "},{"type":"Established","value":"October 1986 "},{"type":"Website","value":"radio.kasi.re.kr "},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"Taeduk 14m radio telescope "}]},{"name":"Tamke-Allan Observatory","body":"Tamke-Allan Observatory (TAO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Roane State Community College. Dedicated in 1998, it is located in Harriman, Tennessee.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Interior_view_of_dome_and_TAO_refractor_telescope%2C_used_for_hand-on_viewing_at_Stargazes_and_classes.jpg/220px-Interior_view_of_dome_and_TAO_refractor_telescope%2C_used_for_hand-on_viewing_at_Stargazes_and_classes.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"Roane State Community College"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Harriman, Tennessee (USA)."},{"type":"Altitude","value":"35°49.95′N 84°37.07′W / 35.83250°N 84.61783°W / 35.83250; -84.61783Coordinates: 35°49.95′N 84°37.07′W / 35.83250°N 84.61783°W / 35.83250; -84.61783"},{"type":"Established","value":"336 meters (1,102 feet)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1998 (1998)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"www.rscc.cc.tn.us/obs/"},{"type":"(Unnamed)","value":"(Unnamed)8 in (200 mm) refractor(Unnamed)12 in (300 mm) reflector(Unnamed)Various radio telescopes"},{"type":"(Unnamed)","value":"8 in (200 mm) refractor"},{"type":"(Unnamed)","value":"12 in (300 mm) reflector"}]},{"name":"Tartu Observatory","body":"\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Tartu_Observatory_logo.svg/170px-Tartu_Observatory_logo.svg.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"\n\n\nMain Building of the Tartu Observatory."},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"Tartu Observatory"},{"type":"Location","value":" 075 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Tõravere, Estonia"},{"type":"Observing time","value":"58°15′57″N 26°27′58″E / 58.26583°N 26.46611°E / 58.26583; 26.46611Coordinates: 58°15′57″N 26°27′58″E / 58.26583°N 26.46611°E / 58.26583; 26.46611"},{"type":"Established","value":"100 nights per year "},{"type":"Website","value":"1810, 1964 (relocation)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"kosmos.ut.ee"},{"type":"AZT-12","value":"AZT-121.5 m Cassegrain telescopeZeiss 6000.6 m reflecting telescopeRAITS0.31 m reflecting telescope"},{"type":"Zeiss 600","value":"1.5 m Cassegrain telescope"},{"type":"RAITS","value":"0.6 m reflecting telescope"}]},{"name":"Teide Observatory","body":"Teide Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio del Teide), IAU code 954, is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at 2,390 metres (7,840 ft), located on Tenerife, Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964. It became one of the first major international observatories, attracting telescopes from different countries around the world because of the good astronomical seeing conditions. 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Built in 1895, it is the second oldest building on campus and was constructed using the remaining Tenino sandstone blocks from Denny Hall, the oldest and first building on campus. The refracting telescope, enclosed within the dome, has a 6-inch Brashear objective lens on a Warner & Swasey equatorial mount. 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The observatory was built in 1968 to replace the Smith Observatory, which had been built in the 1880s. The new observatory was named in honor of Alfred S. Thompson of the Beloit College Class of 1892. The instruments were: 22-inch reflecting telescope.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"Beloit College"},{"type":"Location","value":"Beloit, Wisconsin, United States"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"42°30′18″N 89°01′54″W / 42.50500°N 89.03167°W / 42.50500; -89.03167Coordinates: 42°30′18″N 89°01′54″W / 42.50500°N 89.03167°W / 42.50500; -89.03167"},{"type":"Established","value":"1968"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"unnamed22-inch reflector"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"22-inch reflector"}]},{"name":"Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory","body":"The Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory (TSHAO, TSAO, or Tien Shan Observatory; obs. code: N42; formerly also Alma-Ata Observatory and Almaty Observatory, obs. code: 210) is an astronomical observatory located in the Tien Shan Mountains at 2,800 meters (9,200 feet) altitude, 30 kilometers south of the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan.[1]\nIt was assigned to the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (GAISh) until the collapse of the Soviet Union. 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Together with the Space Research Laboratory at the Physics Department of the University of Turku, it forms the Väisälä Institute of Space Physics and Astronomy (VISPA).\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Tuorla_observatory_tower.jpg/250px-Tuorla_observatory_tower.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of Turku"},{"type":"Location","value":"63"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Piikkiö, Finland"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"60°24′57″N 22°26′36″E / 60.41583°N 22.44333°E / 60.41583; 22.44333Coordinates: 60°24′57″N 22°26′36″E / 60.41583°N 22.44333°E / 60.41583; 22.44333"},{"type":"Established","value":"60.6 metres (199 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1952 (1952)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"http://www.astro.utu.fi/"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"unnamed1.0 meter reflectorunnamed2.0 meter solar radio telescopeunnamed0.7 meter Schmidt telescopeunnamed0.6 meter reflector"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"1.0 meter reflector"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"2.0 meter solar radio telescope"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"0.7 meter Schmidt telescope"}]},{"name":"Astronomical Observatory of Trieste","body":"Astronomical Observatory of Trieste (Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste or OAT) is an astronomical center of studies located in the city of Trieste in northern Italy.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/OATS.jpg/220px-OATS.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":" 038 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Trieste, Italy "},{"type":"Website","value":"45°38′41″N 13°46′26″E / 45.6448°N 13.774°E / 45.6448; 13.774Coordinates: 45°38′41″N 13°46′26″E / 45.6448°N 13.774°E / 45.6448; 13.774"}]},{"name":"Observatory of Turin","body":"The Observatory of Turin (Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino, also known as Pino Torinese; obs. code: 022) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Italy's National Institute for Astrophysics (Italian: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, INAF). It is located on the top of a hill in the town of Pino Torinese near Turin, in the north Italian Piedmont region. The observatory was founded in 1759. At Pino Torinese, several asteroid discoveries were made by Italian astronomer Luigi Volta in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The asteroid 2694 Pino Torinese was named after the observatory's location.[1] \n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Pino_torinese_osservatorio_edificio_storico.jpg/220px-Pino_torinese_osservatorio_edificio_storico.jpg","table":[{"type":"Observatory code","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":" 022 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Pino Torinese, Pino Torinese, Italy "},{"type":"Website","value":"45°02′29″N 7°45′54″E / 45.041292°N 7.765135°E / 45.041292; 7.765135Coordinates: 45°02′29″N 7°45′54″E / 45.041292°N 7.765135°E / 45.041292; 7.765135"}]},{"name":"Udaipur Solar Observatory","body":"\n\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Udaipur_observatory.jpg/200px-Udaipur_observatory.jpg","table":[{"type":"Location","value":"In December 2002 during a dry season"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Udaipur, India "},{"type":"Established","value":"24°36′16.52″N 73°40′27.08″E / 24.6045889°N 73.6741889°E / 24.6045889; 73.6741889Coordinates: 24°36′16.52″N 73°40′27.08″E / 24.6045889°N 73.6741889°E / 24.6045889; 73.6741889"},{"type":"Website","value":"1976"}]},{"name":"Ulugh Beg Observatory","body":"The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an observatory in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg, it is considered by scholars to have been one of the finest observatories in the Islamic world.[1] Islamic astronomers who worked at the observatory include Al-Kashi, Ali Qushji, and Ulugh Beg himself. The observatory was destroyed in 1449 and rediscovered in 1908.\n","table":[]},{"name":"University of Alabama Observatory","body":"The University of Alabama Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The new domed observatory was built atop Gallalee Hall, completed in 1949. It replaced the Old Observatory, which had been in use from 1849 until the 1890s.[1] Initially equipped with a 10-inch (0.25 m) refracting telescope, this was the university's primary telescope from 1950 until 2004. The old telescope was removed and then sold to an antique telescope collector to make way for the new instrument. A new 16-inch (0.41 m) Ritchey-Chrétien reflector, manufactured by DFM Engineering, was installed in 2005.[2][3]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"University of Alabama"},{"type":"Location","value":"Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"33°12′35″N 87°32′38″W / 33.209682°N 87.543886°W / 33.209682; -87.543886Coordinates: 33°12′35″N 87°32′38″W / 33.209682°N 87.543886°W / 33.209682; -87.543886"},{"type":"Established","value":"1950"},{"type":"Website","value":"University of Alabama Astronomy Program"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"UnnamedJ.W. Fecker, Inc. 10 in (250 mm) refractorUnnamedDFM Engineering 16 in (410 mm) Ritchey-Chrétien reflector"},{"type":"Unnamed","value":"J.W. 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By facilitating collaborations across disciplines, CARI maximizes the impact of faculty arts research, while enriching the University, local, and regional communities.[1][2] Significant for its architectural and historical importance, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 1972.[3]\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Old_University_of_Alabama_Observatory_02.jpg/250px-Old_University_of_Alabama_Observatory_02.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"The old observatory in 1936"},{"type":"Organization","value":"Frederick R. 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The UNA Planetarium is a 65-seat planetarium with a Spitz A3P projector and East Cost Control Systems controller.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/240px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"University of North Alabama"},{"type":"Location","value":"Florence, Alabama, United States"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"34°48′33.4″N 87°40′57″W / 34.809278°N 87.68250°W / 34.809278; -87.68250Coordinates: 34°48′33.4″N 87°40′57″W / 34.809278°N 87.68250°W / 34.809278; -87.68250"},{"type":"Website","value":"www.una.edu/planetarium/"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"unnamedSchmidt-Cassegrain 0.35 reflector"},{"type":"unnamed","value":"Schmidt-Cassegrain 0.35 reflector"}]},{"name":"Astronomical Observatory (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign)","body":"\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/USA_Illinois_location_map.svg/250px-USA_Illinois_location_map.svg.png","table":[]},{"name":"UCL Observatory","body":"\n\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Mill_hill_observatory_2009.JPG/220px-Mill_hill_observatory_2009.JPG","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"The observatory in March 2009"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of London Observatory "},{"type":"Location","value":" 998 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"London Borough of Barnet, United Kingdom "},{"type":"Website","value":"51°36′48″N 0°14′31″W / 51.6134°N 0.242°W / 51.6134; -0.242Coordinates: 51°36′48″N 0°14′31″W / 51.6134°N 0.242°W / 51.6134; -0.242"}]},{"name":"University of Maryland Observatory","body":"University of Maryland Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Maryland, College Park. It is located in College Park, Maryland, USA. The Observatory hosts free open houses for the public twice a month, where visitors receive a lecture and access to three of the Observatory's telescopes. The open houses begin at 9 PM from May to October, and at 8 PM from November to April.[2] The Washington Post named the Observatory open houses one of its seven favorite weekend excursions to do in the Washington metropolitan area in 2009.[3]\n","img":"https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,270x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=University+of+Maryland+Observatory&groups=_a9d8d615118171ec4337bc78e937611b1720ac8a","table":[{"type":"University of Maryland Observatory","value":""},{"type":"General information","value":"No longer used for professional research due to light of DC Metro area"},{"type":"Status","value":"Astronomical Teaching"},{"type":"Type","value":"Metzerott Road between Adelphi Road and University BlvdUniversity of Maryland, College Park campus"},{"type":"Location","value":"1963[1]"},{"type":"Completed","value":"Observatory Website"},{"type":"Website","value":"Maryland"},{"type":"Location(s)","value":"39°00′06″N 76°57′24″W / 39.00167°N 76.95667°W / 39.00167; -76.95667Coordinates: 39°00′06″N 76°57′24″W / 39.00167°N 76.95667°W / 39.00167; -76.95667 39°00′6″N 76°57′24″W / 39.00167°N 76.95667°W / 39.00167; -76.95667"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"53 m (174 ft)"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"Astronomical Teaching telescopes"},{"type":"Telescope style","value":"8 inch refractor"},{"type":"NASA Refractor","value":"7 inch refractor"},{"type":"Astro-Physics Refractor","value":"14 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector"},{"type":"Celestron Reflector","value":"20 inch Bent Cassegrain reflector"},{"type":"Eichner Reflector","value":"\n"},{"type":"Website","value":"www.astro.umd.edu/openhouse/ "}]},{"name":"University of New Hampshire Observatory","body":"University of New Hampshire Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of New Hampshire. It is located in Durham, New Hampshire (USA) near the old Durham Reservoir. The main telescope is a 0.35 m (14 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain reflecting telescope donated to the observatory in 1984. It is used only for educational purposes.[1] \n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/UNHObservatoryJune2018.jpg/220px-UNHObservatoryJune2018.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"University of New Hampshire"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Durham, New Hampshire"},{"type":"Altitude","value":"43°08′47″N 70°56′38″W / 43.1465°N 70.9438°W / 43.1465; -70.9438Coordinates: 43°08′47″N 70°56′38″W / 43.1465°N 70.9438°W / 43.1465; -70.9438"},{"type":"Established","value":"31 meters (102 ft)"},{"type":"Website","value":"1984 (1984)"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"physics.unh.edu/observatory"},{"type":"unnamed telescope","value":"unnamed telescope0.35 m reflector"}]},{"name":"University of Oklahoma Observatory","body":"University of Oklahoma Observatory (IAU code H30) is an astronomical observatory. It is located in Norman, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Oklahoma.\nBuilt in 1939, with a 10-inch Newtonian reflector and a smaller 3.5-inch telescope, it was housed in a 16-foot dome atop what was at the time the southernmost building on campus.[1] In 1995, the original 10-inch telescope was replaced by a 0.4 meters (16 inches) Meade SCT.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/University_of_Oklahoma_Observatory_in_2018.jpg/240px-University_of_Oklahoma_Observatory_in_2018.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":"In 2018"},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of Oklahoma"},{"type":"Location","value":" H30 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Norman, Oklahoma, U.S."},{"type":"Altitude","value":"35°12′09″N 97°26′38.6″W / 35.20250°N 97.444056°W / 35.20250; -97.444056"},{"type":"Website","value":"372 meters"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"observatory.ou.edu"},{"type":"Unnamed Telescope","value":"Unnamed Telescope16-inch reflector"}]},{"name":"Uppsala Astronomical Observatory","body":"The Uppsala Astronomical Observatory (UAO), Astronomiska observatoriet i Uppsala) is the oldest astronomical observatory in Sweden. It was founded in 1741, though there was a professorial chair of astronomy at the University of Uppsala from 1593 and the university archives include lecture notes in astronomy from the 1480s.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/UppsalaCelsiusObservatory_Busser.jpg/220px-UppsalaCelsiusObservatory_Busser.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"The house of Anders Celsius with his observatory on the roof, from a contemporary engraving."},{"type":"Organization","value":"Uppsala Observatory "},{"type":"Observatory code","value":"University of Uppsala"},{"type":"Location","value":" 549 "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Uppsala, Sweden"},{"type":"Established","value":"59°50′14.7″N 17°38′52.2″E / 59.837417°N 17.647833°E / 59.837417; 17.647833Coordinates: 59°50′14.7″N 17°38′52.2″E / 59.837417°N 17.647833°E / 59.837417; 17.647833"},{"type":"Website","value":"1741"}]},{"name":"Urania Sternwarte","body":"Urania Sternwarte is a public observatory in the Lindenhof quarter of Zürich, Switzerland. Its name Urania refers to the muse of astronomy in Greek mythology.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Sternwarte_Urania2.jpg/220px-Sternwarte_Urania2.jpg","table":[{"type":"Organization","value":""},{"type":"Location","value":"Urania-Sternwarte Zürich AG"},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Zurich, Switzerland"},{"type":"Established","value":"47°22′28″N 8°32′22″E / 47.3744°N 8.5395°E / 47.3744; 8.5395Coordinates: 47°22′28″N 8°32′22″E / 47.3744°N 8.5395°E / 47.3744; 8.5395"},{"type":"Website","value":"1907"}]},{"name":"Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory","body":"\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/XAO_Nanshan_25-m_radio_telescope_2007-08-22.jpg/220px-XAO_Nanshan_25-m_radio_telescope_2007-08-22.jpg","table":[{"type":"Alternative names","value":"The Nanshan 25 m radio telescope"},{"type":"Location","value":"Xīnjiāng tiānwéntái "},{"type":"Coordinates","value":"Ürümqi, People's Republic of China "},{"type":"Website","value":"43°28′N 87°11′E / 43.47°N 87.18°E / 43.47; 87.18Coordinates: 43°28′N 87°11′E / 43.47°N 87.18°E / 43.47; 87.18"},{"type":"Telescopes","value":"english.xao.ac.cn "}]},{"name":"United States Naval Observatory","body":"The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is one of the oldest scientific agencies in the United States, with a primary mission[1] to produce Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)[2] for the United States Navy and the United States Department of Defense. 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Today, it is home to the UW-Madison College of Letters and Science Honors Program, while the telescope remains in use by students in introductory astronomy courses and the general public during open houses and viewings.\n","img":"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Washburn_Observatory_under_construction.jpg/220px-Washburn_Observatory_under_construction.jpg","table":[{"type":"Named after","value":""},{"type":"Organization","value":"Cadwallader C. 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