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The Godlee Observatory, which is in central Manchester, was completed in 1902 and structurally is more or less the same now as it was then. It even still has the same papier mache roof.
Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA.
03-21-20
Although the Observatory itself is closed, along with everything else in town (and up and down the state of California) the hiking trails are open, and there were dozens of walkers, with and without dogs, hikers, and joggers, all keeping their "social distance" enjoying the absolutely beautiful and clear Spring day this morning.
You could see all the way to Terminal Island and the bridges, and on the other side of Palos Verdes, Catalina Island was clear on the horizon.
The Griffith Park Observatory backed by the skyline of Los Angeles.
Photographed at 135mm with my telephoto lens from the hiking trail to Mt. Hollywood on March 21, 2020 and processed 05-19-20.
Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.
Astronomers Monument (Hipparchus, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Herschel) on the lawn of Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles.
Arecibo Observatory, a radio telescope (and more) built into a karst sinkhole near Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
26Jul2016.
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I suppose the fog would make "observing" a challenge.
The Dominion Observatory was an astronomical observatory in Ottawa, Ontario that operated from 1902 to 1970. The Observatory was also an institution within the Canadian Federal Government. The observatory grew out of the Department of the Interior's need for the precise coordinates and timekeeping that at that time could only come from an observatory. For several years they had used a small observatory on the Ottawa River for this purpose. In 1902, it was decided that Canada needed a larger national observatory similar to the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Britain.
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Built in 1766 as a windmill, it was converted in the 1820s to an observatory. It was owned by Edith West, well known suffragette in the late 19th century, and was eventually commandeered by the Home Guard as a comms. and patrol base and rented out as an air raid shelter during the second world war.
It was sold into private ownership in the 2010s and is now a tourist attraction, venue for hire, and a cafe.
Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park, Hollywood, California
Impossible SX70 Color GEN 2 03/15 test film
On a walk around the Art Centre on a hot February morning. Christchurch, New Zealand 2023.
All About the Hotel:
www.artscentre.org.nz/visit/accommodation/the-observatory...
A reprocessed version of a photo I took of the Griffith Park Observatory on a beautiful day in September 2017.
This is one of those iconic buildings which instantly announces "Los Angeles" because of it's appearance in so many movies and TV shows.
As I work with HDR from year to year, I'm instinctively learning how best to use the program to bring out the best in the photos, but yet not overdo it like I did when I first processed this image last September.
I've been told that my hair looked like a bird's nest, so.... I went to hang out with my flying buddies in the field. How do you spend your afternoons?! 😜
Built between 1857-59 on top of the hill where yesterday's "figged bridge" picture was taken, Sydney Observatory is now heritage listed and operates as a museum, allowing visitors telescopic viewing of astronomical objects.
In the clear air and lack of light pollution, high up on the Assy Plateau above Almaty, Kazakhstan, stands the deserted Assy Turgen Observatory, build around 1981 by Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute. It contains two telescope towers and supporting buildings, and a 1-meter telescope was launched in 1991. Dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in suspension of activities; the site appears abandoned except for a couple of caretakers. Plans exist to revive the structures and launch a 1.5 m telescope.
07/09/2017 www.allenfotowild.com
Yep, this is the well known Griffith Observatory in LA. One of the most photographed landmarks in the city. I had no intentions on staying here for sunset. That was before I had a glimpse at the infamous LA traffic. 5 lanes of gridlocked traffic and 2 hours later I completely changed plans and decided to stay here and make the best of it. It was actually quite fun. We were greatly amused by the theatrical performance of a lady who clearly had a future in Hollywood and was working at the Observatory only temporarily. Then we got to take a peek at Jupiter through a huge telescope(that was amazing)! I had the wondrous experience of seeing the thickest layers of smog I have ever laid eyes on. In conclusion, I have decided LA is not a place I can live in but I was glad I had the opportunity to visit and grab a few shots.
Used by the University of Copenhagen until 1861, the Round Tower is Europe’s oldest functioning astronomy observatory. It is now regularly used by amateur astronomers and others who wish to explore the sky. It is included in the ticket to visit the Observatory.
On top of the Round Tower, there has been several different observatories. The latest is from 1929 and contains a refracting telescope with 80–450 x magnification.
Open for the public on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I want to try!
亀老山展望公園
Here is one of the most famous spot of Shimanami Kaido.
This sight will be more beautiful in the morning and evening.
ここは見逃せないと考えていた
しまなみ海道が一望できる展望台です。
ほんと素晴らしい眺めは、朝夕に訪れたいものですね。
Imabari city, Ehime pref, Japan
one of the rooms that can be hired out for meetings, exhibitions etc, overlooking the North sea..
North Sea Observatory
The purpose-built marine observatory at Chapel Point, Chapel St Leonards, offers views of the dunes and sea and the animals that call them home.
North Sea Observatory
The North Sea Observatory offers all year round facilities for families and those enjoying a nice quiet winter walk along the beach. The building includes information and exhibitions on the local areas rich natural history, an art space, a café and public toilets, and serves as an impressive gateway to the Coastal Country Park.
Few people know about, or have witnessed the passage of the thousands of birds from all around the world (Greenland, Iceland, Arctic, Siberia, North and South America etc) that migrate along the Lincolnshire coastline in spring, autumn and early winter. The Observatory is something unique as there are no purpose designed marine observatories anywhere else in the United Kingdom.
Having always been interested in Astronomy, Cosmology, and Physics, I jumped at an opportunity last week to attend a "Mars Party" at the Northern Skies Observatory in Peacham, Vermont. The observatory is operated by the Northeast Kingdom Astronomy Foundation. We started off on smaller telescopes set up outside, viewing Venus, Mars, Saturn, and their moons.
Once it got darker, we moved into the observatory to see how the telescope worked. The astronomer told us about a rare class of bizarre stars called Wolf Rayet, and talked about a particular one named WR136. This star is near the center of the Crescent Nebula in constellation Cygnus, 5000 light years from Earth. WR136 is about 3 times the radius of our sun and 15 times its mass, yet it is an incredible 250,000 times brighter than our sun. A photo was then taken. It was interesting to note that all photos taken by telescopes such as this one, and even the Hubble, are inherently black and white, getting their colors solely from filters.
The telescope itself is robotically controlled and has a 17 inch diameter mirror, the second largest in Vermont. The software that operates the telescope is quite sophisticated. A person can simply type in the name of an object to be viewed or photographed, and the telescope will be robotically moved to the correct position. This coordinates with the software for the 14.5 foot dome, so that the door at the top opens (if closed) and rotates to the position associated with the telescope. The telescope then continues to track the object so that multiple photos can be taken and stacked. Additionally, this can all run in an unattended mode, where a list of objects to be photographed has been provided, and the software will work to take photos of those objects. To accomplish this, the software determines when those objects will be in the field of view, and checks that sky conditions are right for photos (e.g. it is dark enough, and the sky is clear).
The above photo was taken facing North (more precisely, NNE), so the galactic core of the Milky Way is not visible here. You may be able to see the spiral galaxy Andromeda, about half way up the sky on the right. The photo was taken 2 days before the Perseid meter showers are at peak, but it will be overcast on those days at this location. However, we did still see a few meteors that night, and I managed to capture one in the photo.
The observatory is open to the public for scheduled events. See their website or Facebook page for more info.
Website: www.nkaf.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nkaf.org
Updates:
- I received an e-mail from William Vinton, President of the Northeast Kingdom Astronomy Foundation, indicating that the two bright, closely spaced objects near the center are the famous "Double Cluster" in constellation Perseus, two open star clusters, each of which contains about 300 to 400 stars. The clusters are about 7000 light years distant and only a few hundred light years apart. For comparison, the Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light years distant.
- The telescope is a PlaneWave f/6.8 17 inch CDK.
- The camera is an Apogee Alta F16M Monochrome CCD with a Kodak 52 mm full frame sensor.
- The observatory is one of about 20 on the Skynet Robotic Telescope Network, whose major purpose is to record, image, and study gamma-ray bursts.
- See this photo of the Triangulum galaxy taken with the telescope at this observatory and processed with FITS: www.flickr.com/photos/davetrono/48687865046
- Photo of a full Milky Way panorama over the observatory:
One of the odd things on my bucket list is to visit every US National Park. Somehow I was able to convince my wife to visit Haleakala National Park on our honeymoon. After failing to secure sunrise passes, we have decided to just drive up there and have a look see. From the base of the volcano all the way to the top we were driving in clouds and barely could see 10 feet in front of us. While atop of the volcano, clouds broke just slightly for me to take the picture of the Haleakala observatory.
Bidston Observatory was built in 1866 using local sandstone excavated from the site. One of its functions was to establish the exact time. Up to 18 July 1969, at exactly 1:00 p.m. each day, the 'One O'Clock Gun' overlooking the River Mersey near Morpeth Dock, Birkenhead, would be fired electrically from the Observatory.
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Here is the Terminator view as I call it! Because you see this view at the beginning of the movie. It's the Observatory in Los Angeles California! I retouched it with Aurora HDR!