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]]An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events. Astronomy, astrology, climatology, geology, meteorology and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. Historically, observatories were as simple as containing a sextant (for measuring the distance between starstars) or Stonehenge (which has some alignments on astronomical phenomena). Modern astronomical observatories typically contain one or more permanently mounted telescopes contained in buildings with a rotating or removable dome. Beginning in the 1940's, radio telescopes were built and began to detect significant radio sources in the universe. Such an instrument, or a collection of them, with outbuildings for such things as control centres, data reduction centers, and maintenance are called radio observatories. Some of the major ones are at Jodrell Bank in England, Arecibo ObservatoryArecibo, Puerto Rico, Parkes ObservatoryParkes in N.S.W., Australia, Socorro, in NM, U.S.A., Mauna Kea ObservatoryMauna Kea, HI, USA, and Kokino in Macedonia. The largest observatory in the equatorial belt is Observatorio Nacional de Llano del Hato in Venezuela. Within the last twenty years, many space observatoryspace-based observatories have been launched, introducing a new use of the term.
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National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO)
A national center for optical sky observations, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.
http://www.noao.edu/
Carnegie Observatories
The observatories operates 1.0-meter and 2.5-meter telescopes at Las Campanas, Chile. Two 6. 5-meter telescopes are being constructed by the Magellan project collaboration. Telescope time, available to the observatories' scientific staff and visiting investigators, is scheduled once a year, with time allocation applications due in mid-october.
http://www.ociw.edu/
Institute for Astronomy
Conducts research into galaxies, cosmology, stars, planets, and the sun. Also involved in astronomy education, and in the development and management of the observatories on Haleakala and Mauna Kea.
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatory
Mount Stromlo, Australia
http://msowww.anu.edu.au/
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