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Airborne observatory. Radio observatory. Microwave observatory. Ground-based observatory. Solar observatory. Neutrino detector. Cosmic-ray observatory. Educational observatory. This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location.
The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian ( CfA ), previously known as the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is an astrophysics research institute jointly operated by the Harvard College Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, the ...
The Rose Center for Earth and Space is a part of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The Center's complete name is The Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space. The main entrance is located on the northern side of the museum on 81st Street near Central Park West in Manhattan 's Upper West Side.
Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range – SHAR), [1] is the primary spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The Centre currently has two functioning launch pads used for launching sounding rockets , polar satellites and geosynchronous satellites .
The Indian Astronomical Observatory ( IAO) is a high-altitude astronomy station located in Hanle, India and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. Situated in the Western Himalayas at an elevation of 4,500 meters (14,764 ft), the IAO is one of the world's highest located sites for optical, infrared and gamma-ray telescopes. [1]
Markov (telescopic asterisms) (for example: Markov 1 in Hercules) MAXI — Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image. Mayall — Nicholas Mayall (for example: globular star cluster Mayall II orbiting Messier 31, the Andromeda galaxy) Mayer (open star clusters) McC — McCormick Observatory Catalog. MCG — Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies.
Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth Saturday morning, passing by at about three-quarters the distance from Earth to the moon. A 7,579-foot (2,310-meter) asteroid ...
The equatorial region of the celestial sphere's western hemisphere includes 13 navigational stars from Gienah in the constellation Corvus to Markab in Pegasus. It also includes stars from the constellations Virgo, Bootes, Libra, Corona Borealis, Scorpio, Ophiuchus, Sagittarius, and Aquila.