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The Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) are a number of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, United States. The facilities are located in a 525-acre (212 ha) special land use zone known as the "Astronomy Precinct", which is located within the 11,228-acre (4,544 ha) Mauna Kea Science Reserve. The Astronomy Precinct was established in 1967 and is located on land protected by the Historical Preservation Act for its significance to Hawaiian culture.
The location is near ideal because of its: dark skies from lack of light pollution, good astronomical seeing, low humidity, high altitude of 4,205 meters (13,796 ft), position above most of the water vapor in the atmosphere, clean air, good weather and low latitude location.
Filmed and edited by Kelvin Ho
Located: Clifton Observatory & Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England
Taken at Swansea Beach - the large builidng in the foreground is the old observatory which has not been converted into a cafe (yet to open!) and holiday accommodation. It always seemed a very strange place to site an observatory as it is on the edge of the city with lots of light pollution! HWW!
Los Angeles, California, USA
April 2016
I enjoyed my visit to The Griffith Observatory. Lovely place, and it offers such a spectacular view of Los Angeles as well as the famous Hollywood Sign.
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Filmed and edited by Kelvin Ho
Located: Clifton Observatory & Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England
The Sphinx Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is named after the Sphinx, a rocky summit on which it is located. At 3,571 m (11,716 ft) above mean sea level, it is one of the highest observatories in the world. Accessible to the public, it is also the second highest observation deck in Switzerland. The mountain top has been tunneled to fit an elevator which ascends to the observatory from the Jungfraujoch railway station, the highest such train station in Europe.
The open viewing deck accessible to the public is adjacent to the observatory. It offers views of the Jungfrau, Mönch, and Eiger peaks, all within a few kilometres.
The Marina Towers Observatory (also known as the Swansea Observatory and Tower of the Ecliptic) is located in the Maritime Quarter of Swansea, on the coast of southern Wales. It was previously home to Wales's largest optical astronomical telescope.[1] The building was designed by Robin Campbell in 1989 and consists of two towers, it was built with part funding from a European Heritage Grant. From 1993 to Feb 2010 it was loaned to the Swansea Astronomical Society but it is now back in the hands of Swansea City Council.
The top of the tower has a stained glass feature designed by David Pearl. Observational facilities previously included a 20-inch Shafer-Maksutov telescope - the second largest of its kind in the world. But this has since been removed after Swansea Astronomical Society vacated the site.
Built in 1866, Bidston Observatory in Wirral was once at the centre of research into tide times and astronomy.
It is being auctioned with space for residential development and a guide price of £550,000.
The Bidston Observatory Preservation Trust wants to see the building remain as a heritage centre.
This shot was taken at a community observatory on the campus of a local college.
I took it earlier this year with my phone for a Cellphone Photography Class assignment. I used a tripod and a remote shutter. I like the surreal look that the phone gave it.
For Smile on Saturday theme "Observe the O..."
Image taken from the enclosed Prudential Skywalk Observatory.
Although the view is spectacular, taking pictures from this place is not an easy task. Tripods are not allowed to be used in the building additionally, the presence of bright lights around the internal walls add glare to the windows and a fastidious reflection.
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
Copyright ©Maria Gemma June, 2014
Ancient Megalithic Observatory Kokino is a Bronze Age Archaeoastronomical site 19th century BC and contains markers used to study the movement of the moon and the sun creating a lunar calendar.
Sonnenuntergang am Mauna Kea Observatorium, 4205m, Big Island, Hawaii.
Sunset at the Mauna Kea Observatories, 13,796 ft, Big Island, Hawaii.
The Quito Astronomical Observatory is one of the oldest observatories in South America and was founded in 1873.
Ecuador is located in a strategic geographical position where solar-physics studies can be performed year-round, providing data for the scientific community working to understand Sun-Earth interactions.
The Quito Astronomical Observatory was completely renovated and fully restored in 2009.
On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun's atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. The coronal mass ejection, or CME, traveled at over 900 miles per second. The CME did not travel directly toward Earth, but did connect with Earth's magnetic environment, or magnetosphere, causing aurora to appear on the night of Monday, September 3.
Picuted here is a lighten blended version of the 304 and 171 angstrom wavelengths. Cropped by NASA
Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO
Edited from a copy at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnificent_CME_Erupts_on...
PD photo. I touched up levels a bit.
For science nerds: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_mass_ejection
At 2,426 meters, Roque de los Muchachos is the highest point on the Canary Island of La Palma and an ideal spot for astronomical observation and research. There are many observatories, but this one looks like a construction site.
La Palma 2004
Mamiya 7II, 4/80 mm, Ilford Delta 400
SE5 Lithprint onto Retrobrom
Lith Omega, Sulfur toner MT4
MT4 after Omega can also go wrong; the print was more attractive before, now there are celestial phenomena, fitting to the situation.
Hachibodai Observatory
八望台
The front Ninomegata tideland is a crater lake
made from phreatic explosion.
手前、ニノ目潟は水蒸気爆発でできた火口湖です。
男鹿半島を訪れましたが、海の景観の良い所でした。
Oga city, Akita pref, Japan
Clifton Observatory is a former mill, now used as an observatory, located on Clifton Down, close to the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol,
Griffith Observatory & Planetarium--built 1935, architects John C. Austin & F.M. Ashley--on Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park.