observatory
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The research team tested the method for ten years at a volcanological observatory on the island of La Réunion.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
The old observatory was destroyed in a "devastating fire" on 23 June 2021.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
The DRC lost 36 percent of its tree cover between 2004 and 2022, according to the observatory Global Forest Watch.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
A trio of donkeys traverses a desert to an observatory.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
“Up the mountain they have an observatory belonging to the Imperial Muscovite Academy. They’d be able to tell you. I know he went up there more than once.”
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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