Observatory
noun
A place equipped with instruments for observing natural events like weather, stars, or planets.
The university has a state-of-the-art astronomical observatory dedicated to studying the stars and planets.
Often appears as...
- astronomical observatory
- weather observatory
noun
A location used for monitoring and researching phenomena such as weather, wildlife, or earthquakes.
The climate research center operates a network of weather observatories around the country.
Often appears as...
- weather observatory
- earthquake observatory
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noun
A place equipped with instruments for observing natural events like weather, stars, or planets.
The university has a state-of-the-art astronomical observatory dedicated to studying the stars and planets.
Often appears as...
- astronomical observatory
- weather observatory
noun
A location used for monitoring and researching phenomena such as weather, wildlife, or earthquakes.
The climate research center operates a network of weather observatories around the country.
Often appears as...
- weather observatory
- earthquake observatory
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Nature Watching
Observatories are often for watching celestial bodies, not just any nature scene.
She spent nights at the observatory gazing at constellations.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialized Equipment
Observatories have special tools like telescopes; they're not for casual viewing.
The observatory's telescope allowed detailed views of Mars.
Pro Tip 3/3Study & Research
Observatories are serious scientific facilities, not places for entertainment.
Astronomers work at the observatory to discover new stars.
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Watching
Observatories are often for watching celestial bodies, not just any nature scene.
She spent nights at the observatory gazing at constellations.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialized Equipment
Observatories have special tools like telescopes; they're not for casual viewing.
The observatory's telescope allowed detailed views of Mars.
Pro Tip 3/3Study & Research
Observatories are serious scientific facilities, not places for entertainment.
Astronomers work at the observatory to discover new stars.
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Watching
Observatories are often for watching celestial bodies, not just any nature scene.
She spent nights at the observatory gazing at constellations.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialized Equipment
Observatories have special tools like telescopes; they're not for casual viewing.
The observatory's telescope allowed detailed views of Mars.
Pro Tip 3/3Study & Research
Observatories are serious scientific facilities, not places for entertainment.
Astronomers work at the observatory to discover new stars.
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Andrea Ghez: The hunt...
that are as close to the center of the galaxy as possible. Because I want to show there is a mass inside as small a region as possible. So, this means that I want to see a lot of detail. And that's the reason that for this experiment we've used the world's largest telescope. This is the Keck observatory. It hosts two telescopes
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ET is (probably) out...
about why I think that the job I have is actually a privilege okay and give you a little bit of the motivation for my getting into this line of work if that's what you call it this thing whoops can we go back hello come in earth there we go alright now this is the Owens Valley radio Observatory behind this
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Maya "Underworld"...
upset ancestors you're you're putting your life at risk by going into these places not just because of the the Heights and because of the tight spaces but because of the spirits that live inside of these caves the e keel cave with the zenith passage observatory is just one of a hundred caves Slater and
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The secret to scientific...
it was made because of the scientists who built the observatories, who took the data, who made the mistakes and admitted them and then let other scientists build on their mistakes so that they could do what they do and figure out where our place is in the universe.
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Big data, small farms...
to turn our sewers into modern-day health observatories. Their goal is to study opioids within the sewage to better understand consumption in cities. And this data is key, because it really helps cities understand where people are using, how to allocate resources
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What the discovery of...
to the rustle and the chirp of the cosmos. Our job is to dream up and build new observatories -- a whole new generation of observatories -- on the ground, in space. I mean, what could be more glorious than listening to the Big Bang itself?
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How The Moon Affects Our...
telescopes the vast expense of space has been explored and studied so how has the work carried out here and at similar sites helped shape our understanding of space here at the observatory we've made several discoveries including a mewn of
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Stalking the Wild...
chamber more than a half-mile these are surface you might ask well who in the right mind would bury an astronomical observatory so far underground those who hunt the most elusive prey on the cosmos the neutrino this enormous array of
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Didier Sornette: How we...
we started the Financial Crisis Observatory. We had the goal to diagnose in real time financial bubbles and identify in advance their critical time. What is the underpinning, scientifically, of this financial observatory?
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How We Could Solve the...
my second favorite tool for addressing these large cosmological questions is the biggest laboratory we know, the universe itself. Observatories with capabilities from visible light
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Andrea Ghez: The hunt...
that are as close to the center of the galaxy as possible. Because I want to show there is a mass inside as small a region as possible. So, this means that I want to see a lot of detail. And that's the reason that for this experiment we've used the world's largest telescope. This is the Keck observatory. It hosts two telescopes
Video examples
ET is (probably) out...
about why I think that the job I have is actually a privilege okay and give you a little bit of the motivation for my getting into this line of work if that's what you call it this thing whoops can we go back hello come in earth there we go alright now this is the Owens Valley radio Observatory behind this
Video examples
Maya "Underworld"...
upset ancestors you're you're putting your life at risk by going into these places not just because of the the Heights and because of the tight spaces but because of the spirits that live inside of these caves the e keel cave with the zenith passage observatory is just one of a hundred caves Slater and
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The secret to scientific...
it was made because of the scientists who built the observatories, who took the data, who made the mistakes and admitted them and then let other scientists build on their mistakes so that they could do what they do and figure out where our place is in the universe.
Video examples
Big data, small farms...
to turn our sewers into modern-day health observatories. Their goal is to study opioids within the sewage to better understand consumption in cities. And this data is key, because it really helps cities understand where people are using, how to allocate resources
Video examples
What the discovery of...
to the rustle and the chirp of the cosmos. Our job is to dream up and build new observatories -- a whole new generation of observatories -- on the ground, in space. I mean, what could be more glorious than listening to the Big Bang itself?
Video examples
How The Moon Affects Our...
telescopes the vast expense of space has been explored and studied so how has the work carried out here and at similar sites helped shape our understanding of space here at the observatory we've made several discoveries including a mewn of
Video examples
Stalking the Wild...
chamber more than a half-mile these are surface you might ask well who in the right mind would bury an astronomical observatory so far underground those who hunt the most elusive prey on the cosmos the neutrino this enormous array of
Video examples
Didier Sornette: How we...
we started the Financial Crisis Observatory. We had the goal to diagnose in real time financial bubbles and identify in advance their critical time. What is the underpinning, scientifically, of this financial observatory?
Video examples
How We Could Solve the...
my second favorite tool for addressing these large cosmological questions is the biggest laboratory we know, the universe itself. Observatories with capabilities from visible light
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Frank Drake
American Scientist
In 1957, I was studying the Pleiades star cluster at Harvard University's radio observatory. On one occasion, we saw an added feature in the data. It turned out to be an amateur radio enthusiast near the observatory, but at the time, I thought we had detected clear evidence of another civilisation.
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Irish Scientist
As observatory architect, my dad was partly concerned with the maintenance of them all. I used to go with him on site visits quite often, from age 7 or 8. I have memories of crawling through the rafters of the old building, trying to find where the leak in the roof was.
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Simon Newcomb
Canadian Mathematician
The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme.
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Tim Ferriss
American Author
If you start out with a little telescope observing the stars and you keep at it over the years, as I have, it's kind of a dream to one day have an observatory where you can always go and use the telescope conveniently.
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Tim Ferriss
American Author
After decades of hauling telescopes around in the back of vans and going up to high altitude locations and so forth, I did finally build an observatory, here on Sonoma mountain.
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Robert Crais
American Author
There's the Hollywood sign; there's Griffith Observatory; there's the great, amazing Los Angeles Basin. It's 465 square miles of insanity and the best food on the planet.
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Nancy Roman
American Scientist
In 1956, I received an invitation to a dedication of an observatory in the Soviet Union, in Soviet Armenia, as a guest of the Soviet Academy of Sciences.
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KT Tunstall
Scottish Musician
My dad's a physicist and had a key to the St Andrew's observatory, and we used to pop down to see Halley's Comet and Saturn and meteor showers.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see new worlds at once.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.
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Frank Drake
American Scientist
In 1957, I was studying the Pleiades star cluster at Harvard University's radio observatory. On one occasion, we saw an added feature in the data. It turned out to be an amateur radio enthusiast near the observatory, but at the time, I thought we had detected clear evidence of another civilisation.
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Irish Scientist
As observatory architect, my dad was partly concerned with the maintenance of them all. I used to go with him on site visits quite often, from age 7 or 8. I have memories of crawling through the rafters of the old building, trying to find where the leak in the roof was.
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Simon Newcomb
Canadian Mathematician
The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme.
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Tim Ferriss
American Author
If you start out with a little telescope observing the stars and you keep at it over the years, as I have, it's kind of a dream to one day have an observatory where you can always go and use the telescope conveniently.
Quote examples
Tim Ferriss
American Author
After decades of hauling telescopes around in the back of vans and going up to high altitude locations and so forth, I did finally build an observatory, here on Sonoma mountain.
Quote examples
Robert Crais
American Author
There's the Hollywood sign; there's Griffith Observatory; there's the great, amazing Los Angeles Basin. It's 465 square miles of insanity and the best food on the planet.
Quote examples
Nancy Roman
American Scientist
In 1956, I received an invitation to a dedication of an observatory in the Soviet Union, in Soviet Armenia, as a guest of the Soviet Academy of Sciences.
Quote examples
KT Tunstall
Scottish Musician
My dad's a physicist and had a key to the St Andrew's observatory, and we used to pop down to see Halley's Comet and Saturn and meteor showers.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see new worlds at once.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.
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