observatory
Dome for stargazing
An observatory is a building or facility designed for observing celestial or atmospheric phenomena, typically equipped with telescopes and other scientific instruments: The Griffith Observatory offers views of the Los Angeles skyline and the stars above it.
By extension, any elevated structure offering wide views may be called an observatory: The skyscraper's observation deck functions as an urban observatory.
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
- planetariumProjected sky exhibit hall
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- nebulaeInterstellar gas clouds
cosmology · astrophysics · celestial · astronomers · stargazing · Hubble · dome · mountaintop
Rounded vault forming roof
- towerTall slender edifice
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
- mountaintopSummit of a peak
facility · structure · platform · viewing · rotunda · slit · windows · institution
Systematic knowledge seekers
- dataFacts for analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- publicationIssued written material
findings · investigation · collaboration · discovery · methodology · instruments · measurements · grants
Study of ground tremors
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- volcanoEarth's fiery vent
- geomagnetismEarth's magnetic field
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
monitoring · seismograph · sensors · instruments · measurements · geothermal · tremor · eruption
Atmospheric state outdoors
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
climate · atmosphere · temperature · anemometer · hygrometer · thermometer · windsock · radar
telescope
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
- planetariumProjected sky exhibit hall
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
nebulae · cosmology · astrophysics · celestial · astronomers · stargazing · Hubble · dome · mountaintop · aperture
dome
Rounded vault forming roof
mountaintop · facility · structure · platform · viewing · rotunda · slit · windows · institution · grounds
scientists
Systematic knowledge seekers
publication · findings · investigation · collaboration · discovery · methodology · instruments · measurements · grants · academics
seismology
Study of ground tremors
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- volcanoEarth's fiery vent
- geomagnetismEarth's magnetic field
tectonics · monitoring · seismograph · sensors · instruments · measurements · geothermal · tremor · eruption · magnetometer
weather
Atmospheric state outdoors
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
forecast · climate · atmosphere · temperature · anemometer · hygrometer · thermometer · windsock · radar · doppler
- Big ScienceCERN, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, particle accelerator, synchrotron
- monitoring stationsmonitoring station, weather station, radar station, tracking station, ground station
- Research Institutionsresearch institute, research university, national lab, learned society, research hospital
- gravitational wavesVirgo, interferometer, strain, waveform, detector
- Hakodatemorning market, night view, ropeway, historic district, Orthodox Church
- Haleakalasummit crater, crater, sunrise viewing, crater rim, cinder cones
observatorybunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
underground shelter · vault · sealed chamber · sensory deprivation tank · blind spot
- Royal ObservatoryAstronomy institution at Greenwich
- ancient observatoriesEarly astronomical monitoring structures
- space observatoriesSpacecraft housing astronomical instruments
- Greenwich ObservatoryLongitude reference point facility
- Griffith ObservatoryPublic astronomy center
- space observatorySatellite housing astronomical instruments