observatory
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There are no people on Lighthouse Island, apart from volunteers and the occasional visitor to the bird observatory at weekends.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
At the observatory, keen observers gathered for a viewing party on the hill, where everyone could get the best view for the once-in-a-generation event.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
During that brief period, the Moon will completely cover the Sun and send the observatory into darkness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The observatory is also well suited for eclipse viewing.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
When Charles II heard the news, he decided that, as a seafaring nation, Britain had to have the necessary information as an aid to navigation, and the planned observatory became a project of the Crown.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
It survives on aging observatories, international cooperation and a scientific community small enough to fit in a lecture hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The short, dramatic flash it created would have been hard to catch by amateur astronomers even with high-end telescopes, but larger observatories in the Americas are analysing the information.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
An international research team led by Hiroshima University confirmed the galactic accelerator after combining observations from three major observatories operating on Earth and in space.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Before radio astronomy was pioneered by people like Lovell, most observatories used visible light to detect objects in space.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He points to the news announcer actor, who breaks in with a second bulletin: The Government Meteorological Bureau has asked observatories to watch for more explosions on Mars.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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