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The structure is dated to around AD 906, the Post Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology, by the stele on the Upper Platform. [1]It is suggested that the El Caracol was an ancient Mayan observatory building and provided a way for the Mayan people to observe changes in the sky due to the flattened landscape of the Yucatán with no natural markers for this function around Chichen Itza. [2]
Caracol is a large ancient Maya archaeological site, located in what is now the Cayo District of Belize.It is situated approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Xunantunich, and the town of San Ignacio, and 15 km (9.3 mi) from the Macal River.
Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (Colombia) 1803 Bogotá, Colombia Observatorio Astronomico Nacional Tonantzintla: 1961 Tonantzintla, Mexico Observatorio Solar Carl Sagan: 2000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Observatory House (defunct) 1789 Slough, UK Observatory of the rue Serpente (defunct) 1890–1968 Paris, France Oil Region Astronomical ...
1753 Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada in San Fernando, Spain; 1830 United States Naval Observatory; 1868 German Maritime Observatory in Hamburg; 1871–1918 Austro-Hungarian Pola Naval Observatory, in what is now Pula, Croatia; 1882 Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche, France; 1908 St. Andrews Biological Station, Canada
The Astronomical and Meteorological Observatory of Caracas, was created by decree of President Juan Pablo Rojas Paul on September 8, 1888.The observatory was established on Quintana Hill, later changed to Cagigal Hill in honor of the astronomer and mathematician, Colonel Juan Manuel Cagigal, who was the founder of mathematical studies in Venezuela.
From an aerial view of the Paranal Observatory, the four large units of the VLT with their four small, dome-shaped auxiliary telescopes can be clearly seen. The Survey Telescope, VST, is immediately adjacent to the VLT and seen in between two of its units, while VISTA is located on a secondary peak, some 1,500 m away in the background (see image).
The Simons Observatory is located in the high Atacama Desert in Northern Chile inside the Chajnator Science Preserve, at an altitude of 5,200 meters (17,000 ft).The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) and the Simons Array [1] are located nearby and these experiments are currently making observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).
The Museo del Caracol (lit. Snail Museum) is a history museum , in Chapultepec Park , Mexico City. It's an educational museum featuring exhibitions made up of dioramas, mock-ups, illustrations, reproductions and models of scenes showcasing key moments of Mexico's History , from the Independence era to the Mexican Revolution .