List of observatories Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

The following is a list of astronomical observatories, along with initial dates of operation and location, if available.

A

• Anglo-Australian Observatory
  • 1973
  • Coonabarabran, Australia
• Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array (Amanda)
  • 2002
  • Antarctic
• Apache Point Observatory
  • Sunspot, New Mexico (USA)
• Arecibo Observatory
  • Arecibo, Puerto Rico
• Australia Telescope Compact Array
  • 1988
  • Narrabri, Australia

B

• Benmore Peak Observatory
  • 1996
  • Omarama, South Island, New Zealand
• Berlin Observatory
  • 1711
• Bordeaux Observatory

C

• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
• Cheomseongdae astronomical observatory
  • 647
• Collm Observatory
  • University of Leipzig
• Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
• Črni Vrh Observatory;
  • Slovenia

D

• David Dunlap Observatory
• Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

E

• Eskdalemuir Observatory
  • 1908

F

• Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory
  • 1976
  • New Salem, Massachusetts (USA)

G

• Gemini Science Center
• Gifford Observatory
• Griffith Observatory

H

• Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory
  • 1974
  • Ithaca, New York (USA)

J

• Jodrell Bank
  • 1945
  • Cheshire, United Kingdom

K

• Kamioka Observatory
  • 1983
  • Kamioka-cho, Gifu, Japan
• Kitt Peak National Observatory
  • 1958
  • Tucson, Arizona United States
• Kleť Observatory;
  • Czech Republic

L

• Leipzig Observatory
• La Silla Observatory
• Lick Observatory
  • 1881
  • Mount Hamilton, San Jose, California (USA)
• Lowell Observatory
• Lyon Observatory

M

• Marseille Observatory
• Mauna Kea Observatory
• McDonald Observatory
  • University of Texas at Austin
• MDM Observatory
• Meudon Observatory
  • 1876
• Mount John University Observatory
  • Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand
• Mount Wilson Observatory
  • 1904
• Mount Stromlo Observatory
  • 1911
  • Australia

N

• Nice Observatory
• National Optical Astronomy Observatory
  • Tucson, Arizona (USA)
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory
• National Solar Observatory

O

• Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées
  • 1878
• Observatoire de la côte d'azur (OCA)
• Observatoire du mont Mégantic

P

• Palomar Observatory
  • 1948
• Panzano Observatory
• Paranal Observatory
• Paris Observatory
  • 1667
• Parkes Observatory
  • 1961
  • Parkes, Australia
• Perth Observatory
  • Perth, Australia
• Pic du Midi Observatory
• Pine Bluff Observatory
  • 1958
  • Cross Plains, Wisconsin (USA)
• Pulkovo Observatory, Russia
• Purple Mountain Observatory

R

• Royal Greenwich Observatory
  • 1675

S

• Skalnaté Pleso Observatory
  • Slovakia
• Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
• Southern African Large Telescope
• Stardome Observatory
  • Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
• Stjerneborg
  • 1581
  • Hven, Sweden
• Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
  • Sudbury, Ontario

T

• Toulouse Observatory

U

• Urania (Antwerp)
• Urania (Berlin)
• Urania (Vienna)
  • 1909
  • Vienna, Austria
• Urania (Zurich)
• Uraniborg
  • 1572
  • Hven, Sweden
• U.S. Naval Observatory
  • 1830
  • Washington, DC, (USA)

V

• Very Large Array
  • 1980
  • Socorro, New Mexico (USA)
• Vilnius University Observatory
  • Vilnius University
  • 1753
• Višnjan Observatory; (Zvjezdarnica Višnjan)
  • 1978
  • Višnjan;, Croatia

W

• Washburn Observatory
  • 1881
  • Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
• WIYN Observatory
  • 1994
  • Arizona (USA)

Y

• Yerkes Observatory
  • Williams Bay, Wisconsin (USA)

Related topics

• Space observatory
• Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology
• Wikipedia Project: Telescopes & Observatories;

External links

• Benmore Peak Observatory, New Zealand
• University of Bonn, History of Astronomy Website

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