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An astronomical observatory, for the purposes of this type, is any structure that contains a telescope. This can include buildings, satellites, space probes, and aircraft.
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| x South African Astronomical Observatory |
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South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is the national center for optical and infrared astronomy in South Africa. It was established in 1972. The observatory is run by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. The facility's function...
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| x Roque de los Muchachos Observatory |
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Gran Telescopio Canarias | WASP-3 b |
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, ORM) is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. The observatory site is operated by the...
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| x Union Observatory | 1658 Innes |
Union Observatory was an astronomical observatory located in the suburb Observatory, Johannesburg, South Africa. It bears IAU code 078.
Known as the Transvaal Observatory in its early years, it became the Republic Observatory in 1961. Well...
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| x Mount Stromlo Observatory |
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2114 Wallenquist |
Mount Stromlo Observatory (MSO) located just outside of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University (ANU).
The observatory was established in 1924 as The Commonwealth Solar...
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| x Félix Aguilar Observatory |
Félix Aguilar Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Félix Aguilar, or Observatorio Astronómico Félix Aguilar - OAFA) is an astronomical observatory in the San Juan Province of Argentina. Its primary observing facility is located El Leoncito National...
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| x La Plata Astronomical Observatory |
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1569 Evita |
The La Plata Astronomical Observatory (in Spanish, Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata) is an observatory located in the city of La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its IAU code is 839.
La Plata was a planned city,...
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| 1588 Descamisada | ||||
| 1589 Fanatica | ||||
| 1596 Itzigsohn | ||||
| 1608 Muñoz | ||||
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| x Mount John University Observatory |
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3087 Beatrice Tinsley |
Mount John University Observatory (MJUO), is New Zealand's premier astronomical research observatory. It is situated at 1,029 metres (3,376 ft) ASL atop Mount John at the northern end of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island, and was established...
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| 3305 Ceadams | ||||
| 3400 Aotearoa | ||||
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| x Kleť Observatory |
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5318 Dientzenhofer |
Kleť Observatory (Hvězdárna Kleť) is an astronomical observatory in the Czech Republic. It is situated in South Bohemia, south of the summit of Mount Kleť, near the town of České Budějovice. Constructed in 1957, the observatory is at an altitude of...
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| 7390 Kundera | ||||
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| 7799 Martinšolc | ||||
| 8137 Kvíz | ||||
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| x Stellafane Observatory |
Stellafane Observatory is an astronomical observatory built and maintained by the Springfield Telescope Makers Inc., an amateur astronomical club of about 100 members. The club was founded by Russell W. Porter had its first meeting on December 7,...
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| x Morris Observatory |
Charles S. Morris Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Manchester College. Built in 1973, It is located in North Manchester, Indiana.
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| x Mount Wilson Observatory | 1373 Cincinnati |
The Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO) is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,715 foot (1,742 m) peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles....
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| 2739 Taguacipa | ||||
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| x Palomar Observatory |
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Hale telescope | 4125 Lew Allen |
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned astronomical observatory located in San Diego County, California (USA), 145 kilometers (90 mi) southeast of Los Angeles, California, in the Palomar Mountain Range. It is owned and operated by the California...
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| Samuel Oschin telescope | 4043 Perolof | |||
| Palomar Testbed Interferometer | 4044 Erikhøg | |||
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| x Lowell Observatory |
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Alvan Clark Telescope | Pluto |
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. In 2011,...
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| 2847 Parvati | ||||
| 793 Arizona | ||||
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| x Cerro El Roble Station | 1973 Colocolo | |||
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| x Climax Neutron Monitor | ||||
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| x GEOTAIL |
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GEOTAIL is a satellite observing the Earth's magnetosphere. It was developed by ISAS in association with NASA, and launched by a Delta II rocket on July 24, 1992.
From the GEOTAIL website (listed below): "The GEOTAIL satellite was launched on July...
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| x Haleakala Neutron Monitor | ||||
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| x Helios Prototype |
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The NASA Pathfinder, NASA Pathfinder Plus, NASA Centurion and NASA Helios Prototype were an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel-cell-system-powered unmanned aerial vehicles. AeroVironment, Inc. developed the vehicles under NASA's Environmental...
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| x Huancayo Neutron Monitor | ||||
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| x Mars Global Surveyor |
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The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was a US spacecraft developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched November 1996. It began the United States's return to Mars after a 10-year absence. It completed its primary mission in January 2001 and...
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| x Pioneer 10 |
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Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a 258-kilogram robotic space probe that completed the first interplanetary mission to Jupiter, and became the first spacecraft to achieve escape velocity from the Solar System. The project was managed...
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| x Pioneer 11 |
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Pioneer 11 (also known as Pioneer G) is a 259-kilogram (569 lb) robotic space probe launched by NASA on April 6, 1973 to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter and Saturn, solar wind, cosmic rays, and eventually the far reaches of...
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| x Pioneer Venus Orbiter | ||||
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| x STEREO |
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STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) is a solar observation mission. Two nearly identical spacecraft were launched into orbits that cause them to respectively pull farther ahead of and fall gradually behind the Earth. This will enable...
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| x Vega 1 |
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Vega 1 (along with its twin Vega 2) is a Soviet space probe part of the Vega program. The spacecraft was a development of the earlier Venera craft. They were designed by Babakin Space Center and constructed as 5VK by Lavochkin at Khimki.
The craft...
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| x Vega 2 |
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Vega 2 (along with Vega 1) is a Soviet space probe part of the Vega program. The spacecraft was a development of the earlier Venera craft. They were designed by Babakin Space Center and constructed as 5VK by Lavochkin at Khimki. The craft was...
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| x Voyager 1 |
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The Voyager 1 spacecraft is a 722 kilogram (1,592 lb) space probe launched by NASA in 1977, to study the outer Solar System and interstellar medium. Operating for 34 years, 8 months and 13 days as of today (current operation time), the spacecraft...
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| x Voyager 2 |
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The Voyager 2 spacecraft is a 722-kilogram (1,592 lb) space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977 to study the outer Solar System and eventually interstellar space. Operating for 34 years, 9 months and 2 days as of today (22 May 2012), the...
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| x Côte d'Azur Observatory |
The Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur (OCA, Côte d'Azur Observatory) originated in 1988 with the merger of two observatories:
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| x W. M. Keck Observatory |
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The W. M. Keck Observatory is a two-telescope astronomical observatory at an elevation of 4,145 metres (13,600 ft) near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The primary mirrors of each of the two telescopes are 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter, making...
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| x Uppsala Astronomical Observatory |
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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...
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| x Yerkes Observatory |
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1024 Hale |
Yerkes Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the University of Chicago in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The observatory, which calls itself "the birthplace of modern astrophysics," was founded in 1897 by George Ellery Hale and financed...
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| 1033 Simona | ||||
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| x Infrared Space Observatory |
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The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was a space telescope for infrared light designed and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with ISAS (part of JAXA as of 2003) and NASA. The ISO was designed to study infrared light at...
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| x Apache Point Observatory |
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The Apache Point Observatory (APO) is an astronomical observatory located in the Sacramento Mountains in Sunspot, New Mexico (USA) approximately 18 miles (29 km) south of Cloudcroft. The observatory is operated by New Mexico State University (NMSU)...
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| x National Optical Astronomy Observatory |
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The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) is the United States national observatory for ground based nighttime ultraviolet-optical-infrared (OUVIR) astronomy. The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds NOAO to provide forefront astronomical...
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| x Kuiper Airborne Observatory |
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The Gerard P. Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) was a national facility operated by NASA to support research in infrared astronomy. The observation platform was a highly modified C-141A jet transport aircraft with a range of 6,000 nautical miles (11...
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| x Skalnaté Pleso Observatory |
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Observatórium Skalnaté pleso (Skalnaté Pleso Observatory) is an astronomical observatory in Slovakia. There is also a meteorological observatory. It is near Tatranská Lomnica and has IAU observatory code 056. The name means "Rocky Lake" (or better: ...
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| x Winer Observatory |
Winer Observatory is an astronomical observatory near Sonoita, Arizona in the United States. It is a private, non-profit observatory, operated by Mark Trueblood since 1983. It has been the site of a number of significant small telescopes and famous...
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| x Indian Astronomical Observatory |
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The Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO), located near Leh in Ladakh, India, has one of the world's highest sites for optical, infrared and gamma-ray telescopes. It is operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru. It is currently the...
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| x Molėtai Astronomical Observatory |
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The Molėtai Astronomical Observatory (MAO; Molėtų astronomijos observatorija in Lithuanian) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy of Lithuania. It is located on the Kaldiniai hill...
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| x Brera Astronomical Observatory |
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The Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Brera Astronomical Observatory) is an astronomical observatory. Built in the historic palace of Brera in Milan, Italy in 1764 by Jesuits, the observatory passed in to the hands of the government in 1773 and has...
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| x Texas A&M Astronomical Observatory |
Texas A&M; Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Texas A&M; University's Department of Physics. It is located in College Station, Texas (USA).
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| x North Georgia Astronomical Observatory |
North Georgia Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by North Georgia College and State University. It is located in Dahlonega, Georgia (USA).
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| x Oil Region Astronomical Observatory |
Oil Region Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Oil Region Astronomical Society. It is located in Venango County, Pennsylvania (USA).
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| x Brooks Astronomical Observatory |
Brooks Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Central Michigan University. It is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan (USA). The observatory was established in 1964 and is located on the roof of the Brooks Hall...
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| x Kyung Hee Astronomical Observatory |
Kyung Hee Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Kyung Hee University. It is located in Giheung-gu, Yongin, South Korea. It was the first observatory in the nation to discover a variable star, later named the...
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| x Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory |
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The Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory (Observatorio Nacional de Llano del Hato) is an astronomical observatory in Venezuela, run by the Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomia (CIDA). It is 3600 metres above sea level and comprises...
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| x V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory |
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The V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory (Russian: Астрономическая обсерватория им. В. П. Энгельгардта; also known simply as the Engelhardt Observatory), is located 20 km west of Kazan, Russia. It has IAU observatory codes 136. The co...
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| x Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory | 10149 Cavagna |
The Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese (Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory), also known as Osservatorio di Pian dei Termini (Pian dei Termini Observatory), is an astronomical observatory in San Marcello Pistoiese, Tuscany,...
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| 15034 Décines | ||||
| 7787 Annalaura | ||||
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| x Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory |
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The Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory is located at Kumakōgen in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
The observatory is in the Furusato Country Open Air Museum that incorporates the Seiten Castle (sei ten means "fine weather" and can also mean "star sky".)...
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| x Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory |
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Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory' (full name is "Science and research institute Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory", Russian: Научно-исследовательский институт Николаевская астрономическая обсерватория) — astronomic observatory situated in...
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| x Yunnan Astronomical Observatory |
Yunnan Astronomical Observatory (YAO / 云南天文台) an institution of Chinese Academy of Sciences sits on the Phoenix Hill in east suburb of Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is the only research observatory in the southwest of China. It is a state institution...
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| x Merate Astronomical Observatory |
Merate Astronomical Observatory is an old observatory in Merate (Lecco), Italy. It is the location of a 1 meter Zeiss telescope since 1926. The same type of Zeiss telescope had been installed at Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory, and the Royal...
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| x National Astronomical Observatory of Mexico |
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Mexico's National Astronomical Observatory (Spanish: El Observatorio Astronómico Nacional - OAN) was first established on the balcony of Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City in 1878. It was later moved to Tacubaya, then on the outskirts of the city, a...
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