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
Mauna Kea is famous for its observatories and is an ideal location for astronomical research, since its summit provides one of the clearest and most stable skies in the world.
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
The artist has long had a passion for trains and was further inspired by the design of his art studio in Paris, the charm of century-old crafts, astronomical observatories, and the cabinets of curiosity of Renaissance Europe.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Previously, radio observatories searched the sky for new pulsars but rarely lingered long enough to pick up slower signals.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
Israeli fighter jets have also reportedly conducted strikes in Damascus and taken over observatories and military positions of the former regime near the Al-Sheikh Mountain.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, Andrews notes, funding has been progressively cut for developing and maintaining tools such as asteroid-detecting observatories.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
There would literally be millions, perhaps even tens of millions, of neutrinos picked up all at once by these observatories.
—Big Think, 5 Dec. 2024
Binary black holes release energy in the form of gravitational waves– ripples in space-time that specialized observatories can detect.
—Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Many observatories around the world have photographic images of the night sky dating back more than a hundred years.
—Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
The artist has long had a passion for trains and was further inspired by the design of his art studio in Paris, the charm of century-old crafts, astronomical observatories, and the cabinets of curiosity of Renaissance Europe.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Previously, radio observatories searched the sky for new pulsars but rarely lingered long enough to pick up slower signals.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
Israeli fighter jets have also reportedly conducted strikes in Damascus and taken over observatories and military positions of the former regime near the Al-Sheikh Mountain.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, Andrews notes, funding has been progressively cut for developing and maintaining tools such as asteroid-detecting observatories.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
There would literally be millions, perhaps even tens of millions, of neutrinos picked up all at once by these observatories.
—Big Think, 5 Dec. 2024
Binary black holes release energy in the form of gravitational waves– ripples in space-time that specialized observatories can detect.
—Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Many observatories around the world have photographic images of the night sky dating back more than a hundred years.
—Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Observatories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observatories. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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