observatories
Meaning
of Observatory
Source: Webster's dictionaryExamples
A number of astronomers and observatories have attempted and are attempting to detect such evidence, mostly through the SETI organization.
Consequently, infrared observatories have to be located in high, dry places or in space. citation Some molecules radiate strongly in the infrared.
Dozens of radio telescopes with comparable sizes are operated in radio observatories all over the world.
For this reason, two professional observatories, Teide Observatory on the island of Tenerife and Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma, have been built on the islands.
Gravitational radiation observatories such as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory ( LIGO ) have been created to study the problem.
Historically, observatories were as simple as containing an astronomical sextant (for measuring the distance between stars ) or Stonehenge (which has some alignments on astronomical phenomena).