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Pages in category "Astronomical observatories in California" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation. While other sciences, such as volcanology and meteorology, also use facilities called observatories for research and observations, this list is limited to observatories that are used to observe celestial objects.
Lick Observatory is the world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory. [1] The observatory, in a Classical Revival style structure, was constructed between 1876 and 1887, from a bequest from James Lick of $700,000, equivalent to $23,737,778 in 2023.
Lick Observatory, California, USA: 1959 NASA-LMT [5] retired: 3 m: 118" Liquid: USA: NASA Orbital Debris Obs., New Mexico, USA: 1995–2002 For telescopes below 3 meters see List of large optical telescopes
Los Angeles, California, US A 2.3-meter satellite dish on a fully steerable, motorized azimuth-elevation mount with a low-noise amplifier and super-heterodyne receiver running SRT/VSRT (version 7.5). Currently inactive. OVRO 40 meter Telescope: Owens Valley Radio Observatory, Big Pine, California, US 15 GHz
Astronomer George Ellery Hale, whose vision created Palomar Observatory, built the world's largest telescope four times in succession. [8] He published a 1928 article proposing what was to become the 200-inch Palomar reflector; it was an invitation to the American public to learn about how large telescopes could help answer questions relating to the fundamental nature of the universe.
Table Mountain Observatory (TMO) is an astronomical observation facility operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology). It is located in Big Pines, California, in the Angeles National Forest near Wrightwood, north-northeast of Los Angeles, California. [1] [2] TMO is part of JPL's Table Mountain Facility (TMF).
This is a list of the highest astronomical observatories in the world, considering only ground-based observatories and ordered by elevation above mean sea level. The main list includes only permanent observatories with facilities constructed at a fixed location, followed by a supplementary list for temporary observatories such as transportable ...