observatory
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- noun
- /əbˈzɜrvəˌtɔri/
- Specialized
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observatorio
- Seven days ago, Palomar Observatory reported the discovery of a new comet.
- astronomical observatory
- radio observatory
- solar observatory
You might have heard recently some chatter about the great observatories that NASA has launched.
- You might have heard recently some chatter about the great observatories that NASA has launched.
- Well, from their observatories, the Mayan priest scholars understood this.
- Now this telescope sits on the top of Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii.
- And from then on, maps started to be drafted with Greenwich, this royal observatory, as the center point for the East West divide in the world.
- I think all these things all over the planet were observatories by which they were able to calculate cosmic motion to a high degree of precision.
- It's called Leak Observatory and the instrument which is sitting there is the most sensitive laser Finder that we have.
- They're talking about, you know, a satellite, and then the Mount Hubble Observatory in the United States seeing distant galaxies efflorescing.
Examples
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Speaker, on Sunday the community of Fair Island, Shetland, suffered a devastating blow when their world renowned bird observatory was destroyed in a fire.
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Now this telescope sits on the top of Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii.
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I thought we were going to the observatory.
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This is taken from an observatory in space, the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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Today, the same lease is still in force, and the Observatory continues a tradition of education.
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Scientists here at the Grand Mountain Observatory have announced what should be a major visual event for watchers of the night sky.
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Working at a mountaintop observatory involves long hours at the telescope.
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NASA scientists at the solar dynamics observatory confirm that the solar storm is waning.
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The European space probe "Solar and Heliospheric Observatory" will detect solar oscillations starting around 1996.
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The Grand Mountain observatory is famous for its clear views of the night sky.
Synonyms
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A place where people watch and record weather, animals, or stars
How Scientific
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word observatory comes from the Latin observare, which means 'to watch', and is built from ob- 'toward' and servare 'to keep'; it shares the same root as observe. So an observatory is a place set up to 'watch' and study the sky, which is why astronomers use it to look at stars and planets.