The Griffith Observatory is a public observatory in Los Angeles, owned by the city and operated by the Department of Recreation and Parks. It was donated by Welsh entrepreneur Griffith J. Griffith in 1912 and completed in 1935. The observatory has a planetarium, telescope, theater, classroom, gift shop, and restaurant. Admission is free, and the […]
The Royal Greenwich Observatory was established in 1675 by King Charles II to improve navigation. It established the prime meridian and Greenwich Mean Time, and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a planetarium and viewing galleries. The Royal Greenwich Observatory, located in Greenwich, England, has made great contributions to the fields of astronomy […]
The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, launched in 1991, used scintillators to record gamma rays from astronomical events such as gamma-ray bursts and thunderclouds. It discovered soft gamma repeaters, believed to be magnetars, and completed a survey of pulsars and supernova remnants before being deorbited in 2000. The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory is a space telescope […]
Astronomical observatories range from small amateur facilities to large complexes with different types of telescopes. They require favorable conditions for observations and may have programmable telescopes and launch balloons. Competition for telescope time can be fierce, and technical data is available for researchers. Observatories may maintain a database and offer tours to the public. An […]
