Observator astronomic

Exemplu de observator/telescop spațial: Hubble
Exemplu de radiotelescop: Very Large Array
Exemplu de telescop solar: telescopul solar McMarth-Pierce de la Observatorul Național Kitt Peak
Exemplu de observatoare de regiuni cosmice: H.E.S.S. (în Namibia)

Observatorul astronomic este un centru științific profesionist sau de amatori, pentru observații astronomice. Laboratoarele moderne sunt dotate cu instrumente mecanice (cvadrant, astrolab etc), apoi optice (lunetă, telescop), electrice și, în sfârșit, electronice.

Observatoare ale erei pretelescopice

Vechile observatoare serveau mai ales agriculturii și astrologiei, măsurării timpului și anotimpurilor:

Observatoare celebre

Bibliografie

  • Aubin, David, Charlotte Bigg, and H. Otto Sibum, eds. The Heavens on Earth: Observatories and Astronomy in Nineteenth-Century Science and Culture (Duke University Press; 2010) 384 pages; Topics include astronomy as military science in Sweden, the Pulkovo Observatory in the Russia of Czar Nicholas I, and physics and the astronomical community in late 19th-century America.
  • Brunier, Serge, et al. Great Observatories of the World (2005) excerpt and text search
  • McCray, W. Patrick. Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology (2004), late 20th century U.S.
  • Malphus, Benjamin K.
  • Sage, Leslie, and Gail Aschenbrenner. A Visitor's Guide to the Kitt Peak Observatories (2004)
  • Dick, Steven.Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory 1830–2000 (2003)

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  • Western Visayas Local Urban Observatory
  • Dearborn Observatory Records, Northwestern University Archives, Evanston, Illinois Arhivat în , la Wayback Machine.
  • Coordinates and satellite images of astronomical observatories on Earth
  • Earth-based Observatories Profile Arhivat în , la Wayback Machine. by NASA's Solar System Exploration
  • Ocean Observatory Information, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Climate Change Observing Systems Information from the Ocean & Climate Change Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Milkyweb Astronomical Observatory Guide world's largest database of astronomical observatories since 2000 – about 2000 entries
  • Coastal Observatory Information from the Coastal Ocean Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • List of amateur and professional observatories in North America with custom weather forecasts
  • Map showing many of the Astronomical Observatories around the world (with drilldown links)
  • Mt. Wilson Observatory
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