as in lookouts
a high place or structure from which a wide view is possible
the observatory is located on a mountaintop
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Recent Examples of observatories
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
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Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
The hill where the observatories are experienced a severe wildfire in 2003 that destroyed the old observatories and the equipment that was inside them.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
With its cometary status confirmed, the object was given its official name, giving credit to both observatories.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
The hill where the observatories are experienced a severe wildfire in 2003 that destroyed the old observatories and the equipment that was inside them.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
With its cometary status confirmed, the object was given its official name, giving credit to both observatories.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Observatories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observatories. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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