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In the first decade of the 21st century, there has been a new wave of observatory construction at very high altitudes above 4,500 m (14,800 ft), with such observatories constructed in India, Mexico, and most notably the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, now the site of several of the world's highest observatories.
Order Name Pinnacle height (meters, feet) Year Built Structure Location Remarks 1 Stratosphere Tower: 350.2 m (1149 ft) 1996 Concrete Las Vegas, Nevada
The High Altitude Observatory (HAO) is a laboratory of the US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). [1] HAO operates the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory on Hawaii and a research institute in Boulder, Colorado. Its staff conduct research and provide support and facilities for the solar-terrestrial physics research community.
Hida Observatory, Kyoto University [5] 1968 Takayama, Gifu, Japan Heyden Observatory, Georgetown University: 1844 Washington, D.C., US High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory: 2015 Sierra Negra, Puebla, Mexico High Energy Stereoscopic System: 2002 Khomas Region, Namibia Highland Road Park Observatory: 1997 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US Hinode: 2006
The Haleakalā Observatory, also known as the Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory Site, is Hawaii's first astronomical research observatory. [1] It is located on the island of Maui and is owned by the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaiʻi, which operates some of the facilities on the site and leases portions to other organizations.
In 1982, NOAO was formed to consolidate the management of three optical observatories — Kitt Peak; the National Solar Observatory facilities at Kitt Peak and Sacramento Peak, New Mexico; and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. The observatory sites are under lease from the Tohono O'odham Nation at the amount of a quarter ...
In September 2020, the observatory was evacuated due to the Bobcat Fire. [29] [30] Flames approached within 500 feet (150 m) of the observatory on September 15, [31] [32] but the observatory was declared safe on September 19. [33] In January 2025, the observatory was evacuated due to the Eaton Fire, which approached Mount Wilson on January 9. [34]
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.