Virtual Globetrotting: Scientific

Virtual Globetrotting: Scientific - Astronomy http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2013 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:26:35 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Urania observatory]]>

Urania observatory
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-04-16 05:26:35
Urania Sternwarte is a public observatory in the Lindenhof quarter of Zurich, Switzerland. Its name Urania refers to the muse of astronomy in Greek mythology.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/urania-observatory-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/urania-observatory-1/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:26:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/urania-observatory-1/ 47.37423300 8.53903200 <![CDATA[GEODSS site, Diego Garcia]]>

GEODSS site, Diego Garcia
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-03-19 13:15:52

Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance, or GEODSS, is an optical system that uses telescopes, low-light level TV cameras, and computers. It replaced an older system of six 20 inch (half meter) Baker-Nunn cameras using photographic film.

GEODSS tracks objects in deep space, or from about 3,000 mi (4,800 km) out to beyond geosynchronous altitudes. GEODSS requires nighttime and clear weather tracking because of the inherent limitations of an optical system. Each site has three telescopes. The telescopes have a 40-inch (1.02 m) aperture and a two-degree field of view. The telescopes are able to "see" objects 10,000 times dimmer than the human eye can detect. This sensitivity, and sky background during daytime that masks satellites reflected light, dictates that the system operate at night.

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GEODSS site, Maui
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-03-19 13:15:04
Part of the Haleakala Observatory

Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance, or GEODSS, is an optical system that uses telescopes, low-light level TV cameras, and computers. It replaced an older system of six 20 inch (half meter) Baker-Nunn cameras using photographic film.

GEODSS tracks objects in deep space, or from about 3,000 mi (4,800 km) out to beyond geosynchronous altitudes. GEODSS requires nighttime and clear weather tracking because of the inherent limitations of an optical system. Each site has three telescopes. The telescopes have a 40-inch (1.02 m) aperture and a two-degree field of view. The telescopes are able to "see" objects 10,000 times dimmer than the human eye can detect. This sensitivity, and sky background during daytime that masks satellites reflected light, dictates that the system operate at night.

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Byurakan observatory
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By: hhgygy
@ 2013-03-05 11:23:33]]>

Byurakan observatory
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By: hhgygy
@ 2013-03-05 11:23:33]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/byurakan-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/byurakan-observatory/ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:23:33 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/byurakan-observatory/ 40.33051500 44.27357200 <![CDATA[Harriman Observatory]]>

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Harriman Observatory
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By: skyeye
@ 2013-03-02 08:54:09
Columbia University's Harriman Observatory]]>

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Harriman Observatory
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By: skyeye
@ 2013-03-02 08:54:09
Columbia University's Harriman Observatory]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/harriman-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/harriman-observatory/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:54:09 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/harriman-observatory/ 41.30329679 -74.11425037 <![CDATA[Calar Alto Observatory]]>

Calar Alto Observatory
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-02-16 00:13:51
The Calar Alto Observatory (Centro Astronómico Hispano-Alemán or Deutsch-Spanisches Astronomisches Zentrum, respectively "German-Spanish Astronomical Centre" and "Spanish-German Astronomical Centre") is an astronomical observatory owned and operated jointly by the Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy) in Heidelberg, Germany, and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia) in Granada, Spain. It is located in Almería province in Spain on Calar Alto, a 2,168-meter (7,113 ft) high mountain in Sierra de Los Filabres.]]>

Royal Observatory Greenwich, Octagon Room
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By: daggerwell
@ 2013-02-06 10:34:18
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-observatory/]]>

Royal Observatory Greenwich, Octagon Room
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By: daggerwell
@ 2013-02-06 10:34:18
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-observatory/]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-observatory-greenwich-octagon-room/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-observatory-greenwich-octagon-room/ Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:34:18 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-observatory-greenwich-octagon-room/ 51.47791300 -0.00142000 <![CDATA[Molėtai Astronomical Observatory]]>

Molėtai Astronomical Observatory
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-02-01 03:05:06
The Molėtai Astronomical Observatory (MAO; Molėtų astronomijos observatorija in Lithuanian) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy of Lithuania. It is located on the Kaldiniai hill next to Kulionys, Lithuania, 10 km from the town of Molėtai.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mola-tai-astronomical-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mola-tai-astronomical-observatory/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:05:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mola-tai-astronomical-observatory/ 55.31638300 25.56154700 <![CDATA[Bird watching tower and observatory in the middle of a meteorite crater]]>

Bird watching tower and observatory in the middle of a meteorite crater

Bird watching tower and observatory in the middle of a meteorite crater
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2012-11-11 07:33:34
Bird watching tower and observatory in the middle of the Söderfjärden meteorite crater. The observatory, Meteoriihi, is maintained by Vasa Andromeda, a local amateur astronomy association located in Vaasa. Around the observatory there is a large area of arable land. The nearest forest, buildings and light sources are about 3 km away.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bird-watching-tower-and-observatory-in-the-middle-of-a-meteorite-crater/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bird-watching-tower-and-observatory-in-the-middle-of-a-meteorite-crater/ Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:33:34 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bird-watching-tower-and-observatory-in-the-middle-of-a-meteorite-crater/ 63.00842700 21.56715600 <![CDATA[VLBI Dish station]]>

VLBI Dish station
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By: Tyco
@ 2012-10-24 12:13:49]]>

VLBI Dish station
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By: Tyco
@ 2012-10-24 12:13:49]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlbi-dish-station/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlbi-dish-station/ Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:13:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlbi-dish-station/ 27.06758600 142.19466400 <![CDATA[Klagenfurt Observatory]]>

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Klagenfurt Observatory
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-10-12 10:41:18]]>

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Klagenfurt Observatory
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-10-12 10:41:18]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/klagenfurt-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/klagenfurt-observatory/ Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:41:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/klagenfurt-observatory/ 46.62954370 14.28895951 <![CDATA[Hyde Memorial Observatory]]>

Hyde Memorial Observatory
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By: neotrix
@ 2012-09-03 13:25:11
Hyde Memorial Observatory is a community astronomical observatory located in Lincoln, Nebraska (USA) surrounded Holmes lake. It is run totally by volunteers, furnished through public donations, and devoted purely to public viewing. It is named after a donation given by Leicester Hyde in honor of her late husband and opened in 1977.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hyde-memorial-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hyde-memorial-observatory/ Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:25:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hyde-memorial-observatory/ 40.77772000 -96.63626400 <![CDATA[Isaac Newton Telescope]]>

Isaac Newton Telescope
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By: adrbr
@ 2012-07-21 07:27:39
The Isaac Newton Telescope or INT is a 2.54 m (100 in.) optical telescope run by the ING at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands since 1984.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/isaac-newton-telescope/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/isaac-newton-telescope/ Sat, 21 Jul 2012 07:27:39 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/isaac-newton-telescope/ 28.76201500 -17.87874600 <![CDATA[VLBA Operations Center]]>

VLBA Operations Center
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-07-17 14:20:01
The Operations Center oversees the Very Large Baseline Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
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VLBA Operations Center
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-07-17 14:20:01
The Operations Center oversees the Very Large Baseline Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlba-operations-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlba-operations-center/ Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:20:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vlba-operations-center/ 34.06995875 -106.90696339 <![CDATA[South Pole Telescope]]>

South Pole Telescope
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-07-17 04:00:55
The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is a 10 metre (394 in) diameter telescope located at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica. The telescope is designed for observations in the microwave, millimeter-wave, and submillimeter-wave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, with the particular design goal of measuring the faint, diffuse emission from the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). The first major survey with the SPT–designed to find distant, massive, clusters of galaxies through their interaction with the CMB, with the goal of constraining the Dark Energy equation of state–was completed in October, 2011. In early 2012, a new camera was installed on the SPT with even greater sensitivity and the capability to measure the polarization of incoming light. This camera is designed to measure the so-called "B-mode" or "curl" component of the polarized CMB, leading to constraints on the mass of the neutrino and the energy scale of inflation.]]>

Ladd Observatory
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-07-16 11:02:35
The Ladd Observatory is an astronomical observatory of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. The observatory was dedicated in 1891 and is named for benefactor Herbert W. Ladd.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ladd-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ladd-observatory/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:02:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ladd-observatory/ 41.83918900 -71.39918200 <![CDATA[Smith College Observatory]]>

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Smith College Observatory
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-06-22 06:04:59
Smith College's Whately Observatory houses a 16-inch Boller and Chivens reflector.

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Smith College Observatory
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By: skyeye
@ 2012-06-22 06:04:59
Smith College's Whately Observatory houses a 16-inch Boller and Chivens reflector.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/smith-college-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/smith-college-observatory/ Fri, 22 Jun 2012 06:04:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/smith-college-observatory/ 42.44814642 -72.68043309 <![CDATA[Carr House]]>

Carr House
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-06-08 01:57:54
The alleged place where the first Venus transit observation was made by Jeremiah Horrocks]]>

Carr House
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-06-08 01:57:54
The alleged place where the first Venus transit observation was made by Jeremiah Horrocks]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/carr-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/carr-house/ Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:57:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/carr-house/ 53.68692900 -2.81512700 <![CDATA[Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory]]>

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Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-06-05 04:51:17
Named after the man who first observed the Venus transit

(bird-eye-view turned 180°)]]>

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Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-06-05 04:51:17
Named after the man who first observed the Venus transit

(bird-eye-view turned 180°)]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jeremiah-horrocks-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jeremiah-horrocks-observatory/ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:51:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jeremiah-horrocks-observatory/ 53.77428123 -2.70488395 <![CDATA[Bangkok Planetarium]]>

Bangkok Planetarium
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-03-28 09:58:24
The Bangkok Planetarium is the oldest planetarium in Thailand. It is located on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok as part of the Science Center for Education, which is operated by the Department of Non-Formal Education of the Ministry of Education.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bangkok-planetarium/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bangkok-planetarium/ Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:58:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bangkok-planetarium/ 13.71964800 100.58224300 <![CDATA[Karl Schwarzschild Observatory]]>

Karl Schwarzschild Observatory
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-01-24 11:59:38]]>

Karl Schwarzschild Observatory
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-01-24 11:59:38]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/karl-schwarzschild-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/karl-schwarzschild-observatory/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:59:38 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/karl-schwarzschild-observatory/ 50.97959400 11.71076600 <![CDATA[Marina Towers Observatory]]>

Marina Towers Observatory
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-10-16 15:43:43
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/swansea-observatory/view/?service=0]]>

Marina Towers Observatory
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-10-16 15:43:43
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/swansea-observatory/view/?service=0]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marina-towers-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marina-towers-observatory/ Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:43:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marina-towers-observatory/ 51.61477300 -3.93653900 <![CDATA[National Astronomical Observatory]]>

National Astronomical Observatory
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-06-01 08:20:01]]>

National Astronomical Observatory
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-06-01 08:20:01]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-astronomical-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-astronomical-observatory/ Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:20:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/national-astronomical-observatory/ 31.04388900 -115.46364800 <![CDATA[Keck Observatory]]>

Keck Observatory
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2011-03-11 14:02:52
The W. M. Keck Observatory consists of two ten-meter telescopes constructed and operated by Caltech and the University of California on top of Mauna Kea, an extinct volcano 13,800 feet high on the island of Hawaii.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/keck-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/keck-observatory/ Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:02:52 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/keck-observatory/ 19.82640900 -155.47476600 <![CDATA[VERA 20m radio telescope]]>

VERA 20m radio telescope
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By: mlc1us
@ 2011-03-03 10:42:30
VERA, or very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) exploration of radio astronomy, is a VLBI system which uses the relative VLBI method. It consists of four 20 m dual beam antennas that measure the coordinates and proper motion of galactic masers with 10-microarcsec level accuracy.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vera-20m-radio-telescope/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vera-20m-radio-telescope/ Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:42:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vera-20m-radio-telescope/ 27.09176700 142.21659000 <![CDATA[Pulkovo Observatory]]>

Pulkovo Observatory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-03-02 17:59:53
The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, located 19 km south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights.

It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pulkovo-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pulkovo-observatory/ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:59:53 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pulkovo-observatory/ 59.77178700 30.32599400 <![CDATA[Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST)]]>

Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-03-02 17:40:07
The Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (or SST) is a solar telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma in the Canary Islands. It is run by the Institute for Solar Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The primary element is a single fused silica lens, making it the second largest optical refracting telescope in use in the world. The 110-cm lens has a clear aperture diameter of 98 cm. The SST is most often used as a Schupmann telescope, thereby correcting the chromatic aberrations of the singlet primary.

The SST is a vacuum telescope - meaning that it is evacuated internally to avoid disruption of the image from air inside. This is a particular problem with solar telescopes because of the heating from the large amounts of light collected being passed on to any air causing image degradation. As of 2005 it has produced the highest resolution images on the Sun of any telescope, using its adaptive optics system.

The SST superseded the SVST - the Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope, which was 47.5 cm in diameter.]]>

Paul and Jane Meyer Observatory
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2011-03-02 10:25:03
The Central Texas Astronomical Society owns and operates the Paul and Jane Meyer Observatory at the Turner Research Station near Clifton, Texas.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/paul-and-jane-meyer-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/paul-and-jane-meyer-observatory/ Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:25:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/paul-and-jane-meyer-observatory/ 31.68084900 -97.67329600 <![CDATA[Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba]]>

Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 08:17:22]]>

Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 08:17:22]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatorio-astron-mico-de-c-rdoba/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatorio-astron-mico-de-c-rdoba/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 08:17:22 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatorio-astron-mico-de-c-rdoba/ -31.59834400 -64.54940900 <![CDATA[Pierre Auger Observatory]]>

Pierre Auger Observatory
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 08:17:06]]>

Pierre Auger Observatory
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 08:17:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pierre-auger-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pierre-auger-observatory/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 08:17:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pierre-auger-observatory/ -35.49593900 -69.44992100 <![CDATA[Observatório Astronômico de Brusque]]>

Observatório Astronômico de Brusque
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 07:51:52]]>

Observatório Astronômico de Brusque
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 07:51:52]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-astron-mico-de-brusque/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-astron-mico-de-brusque/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 07:51:52 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-astron-mico-de-brusque/ -27.09836500 -48.92086800 <![CDATA[Observatório Municipal de Americana]]>

Observatório Municipal de Americana
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 07:51:43]]>

Observatório Municipal de Americana
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 07:51:43]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-municipal-de-americana/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-municipal-de-americana/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 07:51:43 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-municipal-de-americana/ -22.75722900 -47.35337000 <![CDATA[Observatório Municipal de Campinas Jean Nicolini]]>

Observatório Municipal de Campinas Jean Nicolini
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 07:51:28]]>

Observatório Municipal de Campinas Jean Nicolini
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 07:51:28]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-municipal-de-campinas-jean-nicolini/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-municipal-de-campinas-jean-nicolini/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 07:51:28 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-municipal-de-campinas-jean-nicolini/ -22.90051200 -46.82569700 <![CDATA[Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nikolaus Copernicus"]]>

Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nikolaus Copernicus"
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 05:10:23]]>

Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nikolaus Copernicus"
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 05:10:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/astronomical-observatory-and-planetarium-nikolaus-copernicus/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/astronomical-observatory-and-planetarium-nikolaus-copernicus/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:10:23 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/astronomical-observatory-and-planetarium-nikolaus-copernicus/ 43.20257000 27.92317700 <![CDATA[Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie (CERGA)]]>

Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie (CERGA)
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 04:43:09]]>

Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie (CERGA)
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 04:43:09]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/centre-de-recherches-en-g-odynamique-et-astrom-trie-cerga/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/centre-de-recherches-en-g-odynamique-et-astrom-trie-cerga/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:43:09 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/centre-de-recherches-en-g-odynamique-et-astrom-trie-cerga/ 43.75249700 6.92303900 <![CDATA[Observatoire de Triel-sur-Seine]]>

Observatoire de Triel-sur-Seine
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 03:54:19]]>

Observatoire de Triel-sur-Seine
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 03:54:19]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatoire-de-triel-sur-seine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatoire-de-triel-sur-seine/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:54:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatoire-de-triel-sur-seine/ 48.99832800 2.00939400 <![CDATA[Observatório Abrahão de Moraes]]>

Observatório Abrahão de Moraes
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 03:54:12]]>

Observatório Abrahão de Moraes
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 03:54:12]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-abrah-o-de-moraes/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-abrah-o-de-moraes/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:54:12 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-abrah-o-de-moraes/ -23.00283900 -46.96531100 <![CDATA[Observatoire des Pises]]>

Observatoire des Pises
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 03:54:06]]>

Observatoire des Pises
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 03:54:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatoire-des-pises/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatoire-des-pises/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:54:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatoire-des-pises/ 44.03957700 3.50382300 <![CDATA[Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário (OAFR)]]>

Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário (OAFR)
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@ 2011-01-02 03:53:58]]>

Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário (OAFR)
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 03:53:58]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-astron-mico-frei-ros-rio-oafr/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-astron-mico-frei-ros-rio-oafr/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:53:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observat-rio-astron-mico-frei-ros-rio-oafr/ -19.82261100 -43.67921400 <![CDATA[Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble (LAOG)]]>

Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble (LAOG)

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Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble (LAOG)
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@ 2011-01-02 03:53:50]]>

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Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble (LAOG)
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By: adrbr
@ 2011-01-02 03:53:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/laboratoire-dastrophysique-de-grenoble-laog/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/laboratoire-dastrophysique-de-grenoble-laog/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:53:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/laboratoire-dastrophysique-de-grenoble-laog/ 45.19409704 5.76152049 <![CDATA[Sternwarte und Planetarium Königsleiten]]>

Sternwarte und Planetarium Königsleiten
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@ 2010-12-07 18:05:39]]>

Sternwarte und Planetarium Königsleiten
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-12-07 18:05:39]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sternwarte-und-planetarium-k-nigsleiten/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sternwarte-und-planetarium-k-nigsleiten/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:05:39 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sternwarte-und-planetarium-k-nigsleiten/ 47.24780000 12.11532800 <![CDATA[Sternwarte Gahberg (Gahberg Observatory)]]>

Sternwarte Gahberg (Gahberg Observatory)
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-12-07 17:12:29]]>

Sternwarte Gahberg (Gahberg Observatory)
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-12-07 17:12:29]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sternwarte-gahberg-gahberg-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sternwarte-gahberg-gahberg-observatory/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:12:29 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sternwarte-gahberg-gahberg-observatory/ 47.91270800 13.60829600 <![CDATA[Stardome Observatory & Planetarium]]>

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium
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@ 2010-12-07 16:35:26]]>

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-12-07 16:35:26]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stardome-observatory-planetarium/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stardome-observatory-planetarium/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:35:26 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stardome-observatory-planetarium/ -36.90599800 174.77693000 <![CDATA[Observatorio Astronómico Universidad Sergio Arboleda]]>

Observatorio Astronómico Universidad Sergio Arboleda
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@ 2010-12-07 16:23:08]]>

Observatorio Astronómico Universidad Sergio Arboleda
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-12-07 16:23:08]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatorio-astron-mico-universidad-sergio-arboleda/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatorio-astron-mico-universidad-sergio-arboleda/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:23:08 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatorio-astron-mico-universidad-sergio-arboleda/ 4.66105700 -74.05971800 <![CDATA[Dunsink Observatory]]>

Dunsink Observatory
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@ 2010-12-07 16:22:24]]>

Dunsink Observatory
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-12-07 16:22:24]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dunsink-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dunsink-observatory/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:22:24 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dunsink-observatory/ 53.38729500 -6.33833200 <![CDATA[Hopkins Observatory]]>

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Hopkins Observatory
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By: skyeye
@ 2010-12-02 14:36:38
The Hopkins Observatory at Williams College is the oldest extant astronomical observatory in the United States. Erected in 1836–1838, it now contains the Mehlin Museum of Astronomy, including Alvan Clark's first telescope (from 1852) and a planetarium.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hopkins-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hopkins-observatory/ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:36:38 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hopkins-observatory/ 42.71153580 -73.20162963 <![CDATA[Stellafane Breezy Hill]]>

Stellafane Breezy Hill
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By: skyeye
@ 2010-12-02 13:38:46
Stellafane is an organization of amateur astronomers and telescope makers, as well as an annual convention. Breezy Hill is the site of the Porter Turret Observatory and other facilities.

http://stellafane.org/about/]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stellafane-breezy-hill/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stellafane-breezy-hill/ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:38:46 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stellafane-breezy-hill/ 43.27760800 -72.51927100 <![CDATA[Stellafane East]]>

Stellafane East
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By: skyeye
@ 2010-12-02 13:37:09
Stellafane is an organization of amateur astronomers and telescope makers, as well as an annual convention. Stellafane East is the site of the McGregor and Domed Observatories.

http://stellafane.org/about/]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stellafane-east/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stellafane-east/ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:37:09 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stellafane-east/ 43.27563100 -72.51370300 <![CDATA[The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)]]>

The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)

The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
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By: Tyco
@ 2010-12-02 11:16:03
The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is the national centre for optical and infrared astronomy in South Africa. It is a facility of the National Research Foundation under the Department of Science and Technology. Its prime function is to conduct fundamental research in astronomy and astrophysics by providing a world-class facility and by promoting astronomy and astrophysics in Southern Africa. SAAO headquarters are in the suburb of Observatory in Cape Town. The main telescopes used for research are located at the SAAO observing station near Sutherland in the Northern Cape, a 4 hour drive from Cape Town.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-south-african-astronomical-observatory-saao/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-south-african-astronomical-observatory-saao/ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:16:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-south-african-astronomical-observatory-saao/ -33.93381400 18.47767900 <![CDATA[Hirsch Observatory]]>

Hirsch Observatory
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-11-30 16:41:52
The Hirsch Observatory is an astronomical observatory at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. It is located on the roof of the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center (seen below) and is used by members of the Rensselaer Astrophysical Society as well as astronomy students in laboratory exercises. It is frequently opened to the community for public viewing sessions. The observatory's main dome contains a 16" Cassegrain Reflector, with a CCD camera and fully computerized controls. The observatory also owns a variety of smaller scopes and a SBIG Spectrograph. The spectrograph has been used to catalog bright solar spectrum as part of an effort to create an online digital database for astrophysical research. The current director of the observatory is professor Heidi Newberg.]]>

Loiano observatory
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By: giove
@ 2010-11-30 11:21:10]]>

Loiano observatory
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By: giove
@ 2010-11-30 11:21:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/loiano-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/loiano-observatory/ Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:21:10 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/loiano-observatory/ 44.25927400 11.33401800 <![CDATA[Gemini Station in Hawaii]]>

Gemini Station in Hawaii
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By: javelinpr
@ 2010-11-30 00:47:32
Gemini is a partnership of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The US holds a 50% share of the project (funded by the NSF) which provides public access time on each of Gemini's two 8m telescopes. One telescope is located near CTIO in Chile, and the other is located on the island of Hawaii.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gemini-station-in-hawaii/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gemini-station-in-hawaii/ Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:47:32 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gemini-station-in-hawaii/ 19.82366400 -155.46984700 <![CDATA[Observatoire Sirene]]>

Observatoire Sirene
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-11-27 05:30:16]]>

Observatoire Sirene
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-11-27 05:30:16]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatoire-sirene/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatoire-sirene/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:30:16 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/observatoire-sirene/ 44.00069500 5.48817000 <![CDATA[Indira Gandhi Planetarium]]>

Indira Gandhi Planetarium
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@ 2010-11-14 13:02:44]]>

Indira Gandhi Planetarium
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-11-14 13:02:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/indira-gandhi-planetarium/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/indira-gandhi-planetarium/ Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:02:44 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/indira-gandhi-planetarium/ 26.86465400 80.92401600 <![CDATA[Brazilian Decimetric Array]]>

Brazilian Decimetric Array
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 15:34:13
The Brazilian Decimetric Array (BDA) in Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil is a 38-element radio telescope interferometer working in the frequency range of 1.2-6.0 GHz. The final baseline will be 2.27 km in the East-West and 1.17 km in the South directions, respectively. This instrument will obtain radio images from the sun with a spatial resolution ~4x6 arc seconds. A second phase of the array, adding another 21 antennae to the existing five, is planned to be constructed during 2010. This will be followed by a third phase of construction later on.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brazilian-decimetric-array/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brazilian-decimetric-array/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:34:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brazilian-decimetric-array/ -22.68955700 -45.00616600 <![CDATA[Large Millimeter Telescope]]>

Large Millimeter Telescope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 15:26:00
The Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT) (Spanish: Gran Telescopio Milimétrico, or GTM) was inaugurated in Mexico on 22 November 2006. It is the world's largest and most sensitive single-aperture telescope in its frequency range, built for observing radio waves in the wave lengths from approximately 0.85 to 4 mm. It has an active surface with a diameter of 50 metres and 2000 m² of collecting area. It is located on top of the Sierra Negra, the fifth highest peak in Mexico and an extinct volcanic companion to Mexico's highest mountain, the Pico de Orizaba, in the state of Puebla. Its construction took 10 years, and cost 116 million dollars. It is a binational Mexican (80%) - American (20%) joint project of the Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.]]>

Algonquin Radio Observatory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 15:21:29
The Algonquin Radio Observatory (ARO) is a radio telescope research facility located in the Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. The site's primary instrument is a major 46 m (150 ft) parabolic-dish radio antenna. This instrument is historically famous for taking part in the first successful very long baseline interferometry experiment in the 1960s. The site also formerly ran a solar-observing array of thirty-two 10 ft (3 m) dishes, and a single 1.8 m solar flux monitor observing at 10.7 cm wavelength. The site is currently used to provide high accuracy geodetic location information to the present day for applications such as real time GPS signal correction.]]>

LOw Frequency ARray for radio astronomy (LOFAR)

LOw Frequency ARray for radio astronomy (LOFAR)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 15:18:55
LOFAR is the LOw Frequency ARray for radio astronomy. LOFAR was built by ASTRON and is operated by ASTRON's Radio Observatory. The project is based on an interferometric array of radio telescopes in 40 stations distributed across the Netherlands, five stations in Germany, and one each in Great Britain, France and Sweden. Further stations may also be built in other European countries. The total effective collecting area is approximately 1 square kilometer, with the data processing performed by a Blue Gene/P supercomputer situated in the Netherlands at the University of Groningen.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/low-frequency-array-for-radio-astronomy-lofar/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/low-frequency-array-for-radio-astronomy-lofar/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:18:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/low-frequency-array-for-radio-astronomy-lofar/ 52.90876500 6.86895200 <![CDATA[Plateau de Bure Interferometer]]>

Plateau de Bure Interferometer
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 15:13:53
The Plateau de Bure Interferometer is a six-antenna interferometer on the Plateau de Bure (2550 m) in the French Alps, operated by the Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique. It is specifically designed for millimetre-wave observations and specialises in studies of line emission from molecular gas and radio continuum of cold dust.

At an observing wavelength of 3 mm (100 GHz frequency) each of these telescopes can resolve two objects 45 arcseconds apart from each other on the sky. In an interferometer, these 45″ are actually the size of the field of view. So an interferometer like this one images, at very high resolution (better than 1″), structures smaller than 45″.

On July 1, 1999 20 people were killed at the crash of the aerial tramway leading up to the observatory.]]>

Simeiz Observatory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 15:08:30
Simeiz Observatory (also spelled "Simeis" or "Simeïs") was an astronomy research observatory until the mid 1950s. It is located on Mount Koshka, Crimea, Ukraine by the town of Simeiz.
The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory telescope (2005-09-290).jpg

Part of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, it is currently used for laser based studies of the orbits of satellites.

Simeiz observatory organized by an amateur astronomer and later Honored member of the Academy of Science, M. Maltsov In 1900 he built a tower for refractor at his land plot near Simeiz. In 1906 - a tower with dome for Zeiss double astrograph. Both towers are preserved and being used nowadays. I11 1908, M. Maltsov handed his observatory to Pulkovo observatory as a present. In 1912, the first astrophysical department of Pulkovo observatory was officially opened at the south of Russia. Simeiz observatory is situated at the level of 360m above sea level at southern mountainside of the Crimean mountains, at Koshka mountain. A main building was restored after the Second World War on the basis of old building in modernized style with balconies decorated by columns.]]>

Teide Observatory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 15:04:10
The Observatorio del Teide (Teide Observatory) is an astronomical observatory on Tenerife operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. Opened in 1964, it became one of the first major international observatories, attracting telescopes from different countries around the world because of the good astronomical seeing conditions. Later the emphasis for optical telescopes shifted more towards Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma. It is considered one of the world's major observatories.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/teide-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/teide-observatory/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:04:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/teide-observatory/ 28.30107900 -16.51050400 <![CDATA[IRAM 30-m Millimeter Radio Telescope]]>

IRAM 30-m Millimeter Radio Telescope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 14:58:37
The IRAM 30-m Millimeter Radio Telescope is a radio telescope for astronomical observations in the millimeter range of wavelengths, operated by the Institute for Radio Astronomy in the Millimeter Range (IRAM)) and located on the Sierra Nevada, in Spain, close to the Pico Veleta peak. It is the largest millimeter telescope in the world. Each year more than 200 scientists from all over the world visit this observatory to explore the universe at millimeter wavelengths, with interests going from our Solar System to interstellar dust and gas or cosmology.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/iram-30-m-millimeter-radio-telescope/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/iram-30-m-millimeter-radio-telescope/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:58:37 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/iram-30-m-millimeter-radio-telescope/ 37.06640100 -3.39257600 <![CDATA[Center for deep space communications - TNA-400]]>

Center for deep space communications - TNA-400
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 14:56:38
TNA-400, 32 m telescope]]>

Center for deep space communications - TNA-400
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 14:56:38
TNA-400, 32 m telescope]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/center-for-deep-space-communications-tna-400/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/center-for-deep-space-communications-tna-400/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:56:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/center-for-deep-space-communications-tna-400/ 45.05260500 33.89022100 <![CDATA[Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (Knockin)]]>

Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (Knockin)

Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (Knockin)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 14:53:04
The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) is an interferometer array of radio telescopes spread across England. The array is run from Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire by the University of Manchester on behalf of STFC as a National Facility.

The array consists of up to seven radio telescopes and includes the Lovell Telescope, Mark II, Cambridge, Defford, Knockin, Darnhall and Pickmere (previously known as Tabley). The longest baseline is therefore 217 km and MERLIN can operate at frequencies between 151 MHz and 24 GHz. At a wavelength of 6 cm (5 GHz frequency), MERLIN has a resolution of 40 milliarcseconds which is comparable to that of the HST at optical wavelengths.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-element-radio-linked-interferometer-network-knockin/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-element-radio-linked-interferometer-network-knockin/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:53:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-element-radio-linked-interferometer-network-knockin/ 52.79030400 -2.99716300 <![CDATA[Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (Pickmere)]]>

Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (Pickmere)

Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (Pickmere)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 14:51:01
The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) is an interferometer array of radio telescopes spread across England. The array is run from Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire by the University of Manchester on behalf of STFC as a National Facility.

The array consists of up to seven radio telescopes and includes the Lovell Telescope, Mark II, Cambridge, Defford, Knockin, Darnhall and Pickmere (previously known as Tabley). The longest baseline is therefore 217 km and MERLIN can operate at frequencies between 151 MHz and 24 GHz. At a wavelength of 6 cm (5 GHz frequency), MERLIN has a resolution of 40 milliarcseconds which is comparable to that of the HST at optical wavelengths.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-element-radio-linked-interferometer-network-pickmere/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-element-radio-linked-interferometer-network-pickmere/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:51:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-element-radio-linked-interferometer-network-pickmere/ 53.28864800 -2.44525200 <![CDATA[Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (Darnhall)]]>

Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (Darnhall)

Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (Darnhall)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 14:48:54
The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) is an interferometer array of radio telescopes spread across England. The array is run from Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire by the University of Manchester on behalf of STFC as a National Facility.

The array consists of up to seven radio telescopes and includes the Lovell Telescope, Mark II, Cambridge, Defford, Knockin, Darnhall and Pickmere (previously known as Tabley). The longest baseline is therefore 217 km and MERLIN can operate at frequencies between 151 MHz and 24 GHz. At a wavelength of 6 cm (5 GHz frequency), MERLIN has a resolution of 40 milliarcseconds which is comparable to that of the HST at optical wavelengths.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-element-radio-linked-interferometer-network-darnhall/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-element-radio-linked-interferometer-network-darnhall/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:48:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-element-radio-linked-interferometer-network-darnhall/ 53.15635700 -2.53576600 <![CDATA[Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre (VIRAC)]]>

Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre (VIRAC)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 14:45:00
VIRAC, Ventspils Starptautiskais Radioastronomijas Centrs or the Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre is an ex-Soviet installation 30 km north of Ventspils, Latvia, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. VIRAC was taken over by the Latvian Academy of Sciences after the withdrawal of the Soviet Army in 1994 after Latvia regained independence.

In its current configuration it consists of a 32-metre, fully steerable parabolic, centimetre-wave range antenna (RT-32) and a 16-metre diameter antenna (RT-16). It was built by the Russian Navy.

The installation was secret until 1993, and it was the intervention of the international radio astronomy community that prevented the destruction of the facility by the nationalist enthusiasts. Since 1994, the radiotelescopes have been repaired, as they were sabotaged by the vandals.]]>

Centro Astronómico de Yebes
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 14:36:46]]>

Centro Astronómico de Yebes
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 14:36:46]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/centro-astron-mico-de-yebes/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/centro-astron-mico-de-yebes/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:36:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/centro-astron-mico-de-yebes/ 40.52454100 -3.08708300 <![CDATA[Mopra Radio Telescope]]>

Mopra Radio Telescope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 09:54:25
The 22-metre Mopra Radio Telescope, located near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility, operated by CSIRO. The name hails from the location of the facility close to Mopra Rock a geological formation overlooking the telescope. It is also close to the Siding Spring optical observatory in the Warrumbungle National Park.

For use as a single-dish, it has niche equipment allowing large bandwidths to be observed at millimeter-wavelengths. Being a part of the Australia Telescope, it is often used in conjunction with other AT antennas (e.g., the Australia Telescope Compact Array at Narrabri, and the 64-metre Parkes dish) to form a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) array.

Commissioned in 2006 was the Mopra Spectrometer (MOPS) "backend" which has a maximum instantaneous bandwidth of 8 GHz, it also has special zoom-modes which allow high resolution studies of up to 16 138 MHz bands over any 8 GHz. It is especially tuned to the high-performance millimeter-wavelength receivers. The main specialty of the instrument is the response of the 3-mm receiver which nominally can observe between 75-115 GHz. New downconversion equipment fine-tuned the 3-mm system while it also received a 12-mm receiver package early-2006.

Until 2006, the telescope was operated on-site by visiting users. The default mode shifted to remote operation from the ATCA, Narrabri in the winter of 2006.]]>

Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope

Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 09:46:49
The Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST) is a radio telescope operating at 843 MHz. It is operated by the School of Physics of the University of Sydney. The telescope is located near the Molonglo River near Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, and was constructed by modification of the East-West arm of the former Molonglo Cross Telescope, a larger version of the Mills Cross Telescope.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/molonglo-observatory-synthesis-telescope/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/molonglo-observatory-synthesis-telescope/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:46:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/molonglo-observatory-synthesis-telescope/ -35.37069800 149.42410500 <![CDATA[Herouni Mirror Radio telescope]]>

Herouni Mirror Radio telescope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 09:44:42
Radio-Optical Telescope (ROT-54/2.6) - the “Herouni Mirror Radio telescope” – the large antenna of which with a diameter 54 m has one of the best parameters among all Large Antennas in the world.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/herouni-mirror-radio-telescope/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/herouni-mirror-radio-telescope/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:44:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/herouni-mirror-radio-telescope/ 40.35093100 44.24087600 <![CDATA[Nobeyama radio observatory]]>

Nobeyama radio observatory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 09:35:28
The Nobeyama Radio Observatory (NRO) is a division of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and consists of three radio instruments located in Nobeyama, a village in the Japan Alps at an elevation of 1350m.

* The 45m Radio Telescope: A 45m single-dish radio telescope that operates in short-millimetre wavelengths.

* The Nobeyama Millimetre Array (NMA): An millimetre interferometer consisting of six 10m diameter telescopes.

* The Nobeyama Radioheliograph: An array of eighty-four antennas dedicated for solar observations.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nobeyama-radio-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nobeyama-radio-observatory/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:35:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nobeyama-radio-observatory/ 35.94237500 138.47296700 <![CDATA[Ooty Radio Telescope]]>

Ooty Radio Telescope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 09:16:13
The Ooty Radio Telescope is located near Ootacamund (Ooty), south India and is operated by TIFR. The Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) has a similar design to the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (an off-axis parabolic cylinder), and is 530 m long and 30 m wide. It operates at a frequency of 326.5 MHz with a maximum bandwidth of 15 MHz at the front-end.

The long axis of the telescope cylindrical paraboloid is parallel to the Earth's rotation axis, and it has an equatorial mount (about this long axis) in order to track targets over long time periods. In the north-south direction, the telescope operates as a phased-array and is steerable by varying the phase gradients.]]>

Purple Mountain Observatory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-26 09:05:06
Purple Mountain Observatory , also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory, is an astronomical observatory located on the Purple Mountain in Nanjing, China.

The observatory discovered the periodic comets 60P/Tsuchinshan and 62P/Tsuchinshan, and also the non-periodic C/1977 V1 (Tsuchinshan), also known as Comet 1977 X.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/purple-mountain-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/purple-mountain-observatory/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:05:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/purple-mountain-observatory/ 32.06694700 118.82481500 <![CDATA[Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory]]>

Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-25 15:59:35
Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory (MRAO) is home to a number of large aperture synthesis radio telescopes, including the One-Mile Telescope, 5-km Ryle Telescope, and the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager. Radio interferometry started in the mid-1940s on the outskirts of Cambridge, but with funding from the Science Research Council and a donation of £100,000 from Mullard Limited, construction of the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory commenced at Lord's Bridge[1], a few kilometres to the west of Cambridge. The observatory was founded under Martin Ryle of the Radio-Astronomy Group of the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge and was opened by Sir Edward Victor Appleton on 25 July 1957. This group is now known as the Cavendish Astrophysics Group.

The site is located at Lord's Bridge, Cambridgeshire on a former ordnance storage facility, next to the now-abandoned Cambridge-Bedford railway line. A portion of the track bed of the old line, running nearly East-West for several miles, was used to form the main part of the "5km" radio-telescope and the Cambridge Low Frequency Synthesis Telescope.]]>

Metsähovi Radio Observatory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-25 15:56:10
The Metsähovi Radio Observatory is an astronomical observatory affiliated with the Aalto University. Its main premises are in Metsähovi, Kylmälä, 35 km west of the campus of the Helsinki University of Technology.

The observatory currently operates one 13.7 m diameter radio telescope, staffed by some 20 researchers, engineers, research assistants, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and supporting personnel. Operational since 1974, the observatory is active in the fields of;

* Fundamental research in radio astronomy
* Development of instruments needed in radio astronomy
* Development of methods for radio astronomical measurements
* Applied scientific computing
* Space research
* Education
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Radio Telescope P-400
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@ 2010-10-25 15:53:07]]>

Radio Telescope P-400
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@ 2010-10-25 15:53:07]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/radio-telescope-p-400/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/radio-telescope-p-400/ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:53:07 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/radio-telescope-p-400/ 45.17033300 33.25009300 <![CDATA[Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope]]>

Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-25 15:48:59
The Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is an RT-70 radio telescope and planetary radar at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Yevpatoria, Crimea, Ukraine. In the scientific literature is often called Evpatoria planetary radar (an acronym EPR).
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yevpatoria-rt-70-radio-telescope/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yevpatoria-rt-70-radio-telescope/ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:48:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yevpatoria-rt-70-radio-telescope/ 45.18906700 33.18678400 <![CDATA[Pluton (complex)]]>

Pluton (complex)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-25 15:46:43
Pluton is a system of deep space communications and a planetary radar. It was built near Yevpatoria in 1960.

The Pluton complex supported all the Soviet space programs until 1978, when the Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope was built. The Pluton complex was the world's highest capacity deep space communication system prior to Goldstone in 1966.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pluton-complex/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pluton-complex/ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:46:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pluton-complex/ 45.17026900 33.25313700 <![CDATA[Dwingeloo Radio Observatory]]>

Dwingeloo Radio Observatory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-25 15:43:56
The Dwingeloo Radio Observatory (near Dwingeloo, m. Westerveld, in the northeastern Netherlands), is a single dish radio telescope with a diameter of 25 m. Construction started in 1954, the telescope was completed in 1956.At that time it was the largest radio telescope in the world. As of 2000 it is no longer in operation, and since August of 2009 is officially a Dutch industrial heritage monument.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dwingeloo-radio-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dwingeloo-radio-observatory/ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:43:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dwingeloo-radio-observatory/ 52.81214600 6.39621000 <![CDATA[Stockert Radio Telescope - Germany's first radio telescope]]>

Stockert Radio Telescope - Germany's first radio telescope

Stockert Radio Telescope - Germany's first radio telescope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-10-25 15:41:54
The Stockert Radio Telescope is a historical radio telescope on a 435 m high hill in Bad Münstereifel, west of Bonn, Germany.

Germany's first radio telescope, with a diameter is 25 m, was inaugurated on 17 September 1956 on the Stockert. Until 1993 - since 1979 only for student training - it was used by the University of Bonn and the Max Planck Institut für Radioastronomie. In 1999 the installation was listed for its industrial heritage, and since 2005 it is owned by the Nordrhein-Westfalen-Stiftung (NRW-Stiftung), which in 2006 made available €300,000 for restoration.[1] The site is used and taken care of by the Förderverein Astropeiler Stockert, which is committed to updating the technology and to opening the site to the public.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stockert-radio-telescope-germanys-first-radio-telescope/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stockert-radio-telescope-germanys-first-radio-telescope/ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:41:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stockert-radio-telescope-germanys-first-radio-telescope/ 50.56930300 6.72208200 <![CDATA[Tien Shan Observatory (censored?)]]>

Tien Shan Observatory (censored?)
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-10-24 00:53:02
I can't decide whether it is censored or not...]]>

Tien Shan Observatory (censored?)
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@ 2010-10-24 00:53:02
I can't decide whether it is censored or not...]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tien-shan-observatory-censored/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tien-shan-observatory-censored/ Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:53:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tien-shan-observatory-censored/ 43.05840000 76.97248900 <![CDATA[Wilder Observatory]]>

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Wilder Observatory
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By: skyeye
@ 2010-10-20 21:19:21
Amherst College's Wilder Observatory houses an Alvan Clark refractor with an eighteen-inch objective.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilder_Observatory
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wilder-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wilder-observatory/ Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:19:21 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wilder-observatory/ 42.36569481 -72.52401037 <![CDATA[Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory]]>

Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
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@ 2010-09-13 11:49:55]]>

Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-09-13 11:49:55]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hartebeesthoek-radio-astronomy-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hartebeesthoek-radio-astronomy-observatory/ Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:49:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hartebeesthoek-radio-astronomy-observatory/ -25.89002200 27.68522500 <![CDATA[Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope]]>

Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-09-13 11:45:36
The world's larges array of radio telescopes at metre wavelengths. It is operated by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay.
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Lowell Observatory
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-09-07 19:25:09
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lowell-observatory-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lowell-observatory-1/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:25:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lowell-observatory-1/ 35.20195600 -111.66555500 <![CDATA[Coats Observatory]]>

Coats Observatory
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-09-01 08:41:55
Coats Observatory is one of four public observatories operating in the UK, all of which are sited in Scotland. The building opened to the public on October 1st 1883. The first telescope was a five inch refractor built by Thomas Cooke of York. Other equipment included an orrery, spectroscope and a transit telescope. Meteorological recording was undertaken on a daily basis, and has continued uninterrupted to the present day.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/coats-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/coats-observatory/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:41:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/coats-observatory/ 55.84572200 -4.43120300 <![CDATA[Ulugh Beg Observatory]]>

Ulugh Beg Observatory
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-06-15 09:42:38
The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an observatory in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg, it is considered by scholars to have been one of the finest observatories in the Islamic world at the time and the largest in Central Asia before it was destroyed in 1449. Some of the famous Islamic astronomers who worked at the observatory include Al-Kashi, Ali Qushji, and Ulugh Beg himself.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ulugh-beg-observatory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ulugh-beg-observatory/ Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:42:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ulugh-beg-observatory/ 39.67499300 67.00532000 <![CDATA[Sundial]]>

Sundial
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-05-13 10:46:37]]>

Sundial
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-05-13 10:46:37]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sundial-4/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sundial-4/ Thu, 13 May 2010 10:46:37 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sundial-4/ 51.04700500 -114.08863200 <![CDATA[Large Zenith Telescope]]>

Large Zenith Telescope
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-05-07 06:53:40
The Large Zenith Telescope (LZT) is a 6.0 m diameter liquid mirror telescope located in the University of British Columbia's Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, about 70km east of Vancouver. It is one of the largest optical telescopes in the world, but still quite inexpensive.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/large-zenith-telescope/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/large-zenith-telescope/ Fri, 07 May 2010 06:53:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/large-zenith-telescope/ 49.28763900 -122.57263400 <![CDATA['Big Ear' radio telescope]]>

'Big Ear' radio telescope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-04-21 10:34:04
(From 1988 historical imagery in GE.)

The Big Ear was a radio telescope located on the grounds of the Ohio Wesleyan University's The Perkins Observatory from 1963 to 1998. It was part of The Ohio State University's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project. The design of Big Ear is known as Kraus-type, after Dr. John D. Kraus (1910-2004), and is also used at the Nançay Radio Telescope.

The Big Ear completed its first sky survey for extraterrestrial radio sources — the Ohio Sky Survey, begun in 1965 — in the early 1970s. On August 15, 1977, the Big Ear recorded its greatest success when an interesting radio signal was received from the portion of the sky that the telescope was aimed at. This event, chronicled in text books and well known in astronomical circles, is known as "The WOW!" signal, so named for the notation made by a volunteer at the site on the date of the event. No other such signal was recorded.

The Big Ear was noted in the 1995 Guinness Book of World Records as being the Radio Telescope that had worked on the SETI project for the longest period of time.

The radio telescope was disassembled in 1998 when developers purchased the site from the university, and used the land to expand a nearby golf course.]]>

Morrison Observatory
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-04-20 17:16:45
The Morrison Observatory is part of Central Methodist College though located .7 miles from the main campus area. The observatory was originally located at Pritchett College in Glasgow, Missouri. After Pritchett College closed the metal dome and historic Clark refractors telescope were moved to Fayette in 1935. The metal dome and Clark telescope date to 1875. Architect for dome and original building plan designed by a Cambridge, Massachusetts architect (name unknown) and approved by the Director of the Harvard Observatory. Dome and shutters were identical to the Harvard Observatory and were constructed in Massachusetts. The location across the street from the city park was selected because it was at that time on edge of town to minimize light interference. The observatory is still used by the college and is open of select evenings.]]>

Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory
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@ 2010-03-18 08:03:21]]>

Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-03-18 08:03:21]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gordon-macmillan-southam-observatory-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gordon-macmillan-southam-observatory-1/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:03:21 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gordon-macmillan-southam-observatory-1/ 49.27521000 -123.14350200 <![CDATA[Lovell Telescope]]>

Lovell Telescope
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@ 2010-03-11 16:32:49]]>

Lovell Telescope
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-03-11 16:32:49]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lovell-telescope-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lovell-telescope-1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:32:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lovell-telescope-1/ 53.24029500 -2.31171600 <![CDATA[Imiloa Astronomy Center]]>

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Imiloa Astronomy Center
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@ 2010-02-05 12:45:26]]>

BEV

Imiloa Astronomy Center
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-02-05 12:45:26]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/imiloa-astronomy-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/imiloa-astronomy-center/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:45:26 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/imiloa-astronomy-center/ 19.70076435 -155.08898910 <![CDATA[Homestake Mine (and underground laboratory)]]>

Homestake Mine (and underground laboratory)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-29 08:58:08
The Homestake Mine is a deep underground gold mine located near Lead, South Dakota. Until it closed in 2002 it was the largest and deepest gold mine in North America, producing more than $1 billion in gold. The Homestake Mine is famous in scientific circles for being the site at which the solar neutrino problem was first discovered. This became known as the Homestake Experiment. The deep underground laboratory was set up by Raymond Davis Jr. in the mid 1960s to become the first experiment to observe solar neutrinos.

On July 10, 2007, the mine was selected by the National Science Foundation as the location for the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL), winning out over several candidates including the Henderson Mine near Empire, Colorado. If completed, the DUSEL facility will continue the early work on ultra-low-background experiments on dark matter and neutrinos, as well as providing a site for biology, geology, and mining research.]]>

Boulby Mine (and underground laboratory)

Boulby Mine (and underground laboratory)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-29 08:38:43
Boulby Mine is a 200-hectare (490-acre) site run by Cleveland Potash, located just southeast of the village of Boulby, on the northeast coast of the North Yorkshire Moors in Redcar and Cleveland, England. It is Europe's second deepest mine at 1,400 metres (4,600 ft).

Because of its depth, Boulby Mine is used to house the ZEPLIN-III dark matter detector 1,100 meters below the surface in the Boulby Underground Laboratory. It also housed the UK Dark Matter Collaboration.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boulby-mine-and-underground-laboratory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boulby-mine-and-underground-laboratory/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:38:43 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boulby-mine-and-underground-laboratory/ 54.55342100 -0.82439300 <![CDATA[Kolar Gold Fields (and former deepest underground laboratory)]]>

Kolar Gold Fields (and former deepest underground laboratory)

Kolar Gold Fields (and former deepest underground laboratory)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-29 08:35:47
The Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), located in the Kolar district of the state of Karnataka, India, are a set of defunct gold mines known for the neutrino particle experiments and observations that took place here starting in 1960. The experiments ended with the closing of the mine in 1992.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kolar-gold-fields-and-former-deepest-underground-laboratory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kolar-gold-fields-and-former-deepest-underground-laboratory/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:35:47 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kolar-gold-fields-and-former-deepest-underground-laboratory/ 12.95917400 78.26092600 <![CDATA[SNOLAB - world's deepest underground laboratory]]>

SNOLAB - world's deepest underground laboratory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-29 08:29:05
SNOLAB is a Canadian underground physics laboratory at a depth of 2 km in Sudbury, Ontario in Vale Inco's Creighton nickel mine. The original Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) experiment has ended, but the facilities have been expanded into a permanent underground laboratory.

SNOLAB is the world's deepest underground lab facility; the deeper Kolar Gold Fields experiments ended with the closing of the mine in 1992, and the planned DUSEL laboratory is not expected to begin construction before 2012.

Although accessed through a dirty commercial mine, the laboratory proper is maintained as a class-2000 cleanroom, with very low levels of dust and background radiation. The 6800 ft (2070 m) overburden of rock provides 6010 metres of water equivalent (MWE) shielding from cosmic rays, providing a low-background environment for experiments requiring high sensitivities and extremely low counting rates.]]>

Soudan Underground Mine State Park (and underground Laboratory)

Soudan Underground Mine State Park (and underground Laboratory)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-29 08:24:42
The Soudan Underground Mine State Park is a Minnesota state park at the site of the Soudan Underground Mine, on the south shore of Lake Vermilion. The mine is known as Minnesota's oldest, deepest, and richest iron mine, and now hosts the Soudan Underground Laboratory. As the Soudan Iron Mine, it has been designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soudan-underground-mine-state-park-and-underground-laboratory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soudan-underground-mine-state-park-and-underground-laboratory/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:24:42 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soudan-underground-mine-state-park-and-underground-laboratory/ 47.81947200 -92.24315400