When you become a young observer of the skies, happy to be out in a dark field at night with a 6-inch or 8-inch scope, you ...

The telescopes at Lick may be vintage, but scientists at the observatory continue to discover new planets and examine ...

On 23 June 2025, the world will get a look at the first images from one of the most powerful telescopes ever built: the Vera ...

With 3.2 billion pixels and a decade-long search, the Rubin Observatory will reveal what’s been hiding in plain sight.

Through a labyrinth of hallways, stairways, and Hale’s solar observing contraptions, visitors to the observatory are taken to the dome of the 41-inch reflector. Although the telescope does still ...

Dennis McLaughlin asks a visitor peering into the Museum’s portable hydrogen-alpha telescope sitting next to the observatory’s dome. “A little bit,” the young man replies. “Then it ...

A crane removed the old 20-inch telescope from the observatory on Wednesday ... while the remaining 20% is slated for the dome's repair and automation. Associate Professor Emeritus of Physics ...

At its peak, 200 people worked on site, in support of the observatory's operations with these telescopes. The Equatorial Group is a group of six telescope domes, making up the primary observatory ...

A key difference is that observatories are equipped with telescopes and have the ability to open and close their domes to view the sky. A facility like Montgomery's planetarium isn't equipped for ...

Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff is one of the ... Guided tours take guests through the Clark Telescope Dome, where astronomers once mapped Mars. Live science talks, hands-on exhibits and ...

Rainbow over Herstmonceux in 1981. The observatory dome in the picture used to house Isaac Newton telescope, which is now situated at La Palma in the Canary Islands. | Credit: Barry Shimmon ...