Observatories

Amateur Observatories	X-ray, Infrared & Specialty Scopes
Directories	Radio Telescopes
Organizations	Photo Galleries of Observatories
Optical Telescopes	Hubble Space Telescope

Amateur Observatories

Bill Arnet’s List of Amateur Observatories SEDS
Dark Ridge Observatory Tom Smith Cloudcroft, New Mexico
FreeSpace Roll-Off Roof Observatory Eddie Trimarchi
Garden Shed Roll-Off Roof Observatory Don Dillinger
Highe’s Roll-Off Roof Observatory Albert Highe
Hill Roll-Off Roof Observatory Chuck Faranda
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Wayne Rosing
Lee’s Roll-Off Roof Observatory Steven Lee
Perry’s Domed Observatory Tom Perry
Suding’s Tree-Top Observatory Robert Suding
Suding’s Roll-Off Roof Observatory Robert Suding
Starlight Observatory John Stanley

Dealers

Astro Domes
Astro Haven
Boyd Home Observatories commercial observatories for sale
Home-Dome and Pro-Dome Observatories
Sirius Observatories
Sky Tent

Observatory Directories

Yahoo! Observatories
About: Observatories
Antique Telescope Society: Links to Historical Telescopes & Observatories
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Earth Observatories
AstroPlace: Observatories of the World
Google: Observatories
NASA Space Link: Space Observatories
Orbiting Observatories
SEDS: World’s Largest Optical Telescopes
SEDS: Orbiting Telescopes
Space.com: Observatories, Planetaria, Museums
Universe Today – Observatories
Webcrawler: Planetaria & Museums (and Observatories)

Telescope & Observatory Organizations

Antique Telescope Society
Carnegie Observatories
European Southern Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
U.S. Naval Observatory Washington D.C.

Optical Telescopes & Observatories

2MASS Univ. of Massachusetts       scopes at Mt. Hopkins, AZ and Cerro Tololo, Chili
2MASS at IPAC NASA Infrared Processing & Analysis Center
Advanced Technology Solar Telescope Haleakala, Hawaii
Anglo-Australian Observatory Siding Spring, Australia
Apache Point Observatory Sunspot, New Mexico      Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Big Bear Solar Observatory Big Bear Lake, California
Bok Telescope Steward Observatory on Kitt Peak    University of Arizona
Bradford Robotic Telescope Observatory University of Bradford, United Kingdom
California Extremely Large Telescope Caltech
Carnegie Observatories
Cerro Pachon Observatory   NOAO   see Gemini Observatory (South)
Cerro Paranal Observatory ESO Very Large Telescope   Atacama Desert, Chile (also see Paranal Observatory below)
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory NOAO    80 km East of La Serena, Chile
Crosby Ramsey Memorial Observatory Baltimore, Maryland   Maryland Science Center
Discovery Channel Telescope:   Lowell Observatory DCT Website / DCT Factsheet
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory British Columbia, Canada
European Southern Observatory Chile
Gemini Observatory NOAO   Technical Website Gemini Photo Gallery
Gemini North at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Gemini South at Cerro Pachon, Chile
Giant Magellan Telescope Las Campanas, Chile
Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope NOAO
Global Telescope Network network of scopes & CCD cameras for Internet photos
Gov Aker Observatory at Discovery Park, Safford, Arizona
Griffith Observatory Los Angeles, California
Hobby-Eberly Telescope Mount Fowlkes, Texas       Pennsylvania State University
Hubble Space Telescope see separate section below
Isaac Newton Telescope Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory , La Palma, Spain
Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory , La Palma, Spain
James Webb Space Telescope previously called the Next Generation Space Telescope
Keck Observatory Mauna Kea, Hawaii     (also see Mauna Kea Observatories below)
Keck Interferometer
Kepler Space Telescope
Kitt Peak National Observatory Tucson, Arizona
Kitt Peak National Observatory Virtual Tour
Kitt Peak National Observatory Photojournal Archive
Kuiper 61 inch Telescope Steward Observatory on Mt. Bigelow    University of Arizona
L&F Industries manufacturer of the Magellan I & II telescopes for Chile
La Silla Observatory ESO    Atacama Desert in Chile
Large Binocular Telescope Observatory Mt. Graham International Observatory, Arizona
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
Las Campanas Observatory Chile   Magellan I & II telescopes
Lick Observatory Mt. Hamilton, California   20 miles from San Jose
Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, Arizona
Magellan Project two 6.5 m telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory (see above)
Mauna Kea Observatories Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Hawaii
McDonald Observatory University of Texas
Mees Solar Observatory Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii
MMT (Multi Mirror Telescope) Observatory Mount Hopkins, Arizona
Mount Diablo Observatory Walnut Creek, California
Mount Hopkins Multiple Mirror Telescope University of Arizona
Mount Palomar Observatory 3-hours southeast of Los Angeles
Mount Wilson Observatory Pasadena, California
Mount Wilson Observatory: 100 in. Hooker Telescope Pasadena, California
National Optical Astronomy Observatories
National Solar Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona
OverWhelmingly Large Telescope (OWL) ESO
Pan-STARRS Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System Hawaii
Paranal Observatory ESO   Atacama Desert in Chile
Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory Isla de La Palma, Spain, Canary Islands
Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory Isla de La Palma, Spain, Canary Islands
Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory Isla de La Palma, Spain, Canary Islands
Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Scotland
Royal Observatory Greenwich Greenwich, England
Southern African Large Telescope
Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope (SOAR) NOAO   at Cerro Pachon Observatory, Chile
Spacewatch 1.8-m Telescope Steward Observatory on Kitt Peak   University of Arizona
Spacewatch 0.9-m Telescope Steward Observatory on Kitt Peak   University of Arizona
Steward Observatory University of Arizona
Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory University of Arizona    beneath the football stadium
Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, operated by Japan   Subaru Photo Gallery
U.S. Naval Observatory Washington D.C.
Vatican Observatory (Lennon Telescope) Steward Observatory Mt. Graham   Univ. of Arizona
Very Large Telescope (VLT) ESO
Warren Rupp Observatory Mansfield, Ohio one of the largest amateur scopes
William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory , La Palma, Spain
Yerkes Observatory Chicago, IL

X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, Infrared and Specialty Telescopes

ARGO-YBJ Cosmic Ray Observatory Tibet
Chandra X-Ray Observatory in orbit around the Earth
CHARA Array on Mt. Wilson, California
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory Science Center
Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST)   NASA GSFC Stanford
Herschel Space Observatory launch in 2007
High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) study of gamma rays
Infrared Space Observatory European Space Agency
James Webb Space Telescope to replace Hubble in 2011
Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer
MAGIC Gamma-Ray Observatory 17m, world’s largest gamma-ray observatory    La Palma, Canary Islands
MOST – Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars Canada’s first space telescope
SOFIA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy   USRA     NASA Ames
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO)
Spitzer Space Telescope previously the Space Infrared Telescope Facility
United Kingdom Infrared Telescope Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS)
XMM-Newton X-ray Observatory

Radio Telescopes

Allen Telescope Array at the Hat Creek Observatory in northern California
Arecibo Observatory Puerto Rico
Arecibo Observatory Photo Tour & Gallery
Arecibo: Deep Dish Telescope Space.com
Atacama Large Millimeter Array and ESO ALMA Project Website NRAO ESO   Atacama Desert, Chile
Australia:
Australia Telescope National Facility radio telescopes
Australia Telescope Compact Array
Long Baseline Array
Mopra Observatory
Parkes Observatory
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex Australia
Deep Space Network NASA/JPL radio telescope network for spacecraft tracking
DSN: 70-Meter Antenna Goldstone, California
DSN: Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex Australia
Goldstone Radio Telescope Tracking Station part of the Deep Space Network
Green Bank Radio Telescope NRAO   West Virginia
Jodrell Bank Observatory radio telescope in Manchester, England
Large Millimeter Telescope Sierra Negra, Mexico
Long Baseline Array Australia
Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) Netherlands
Mopra Observatory Australia
Mount Graham International Observatory University of Arizona     Safford, Arizona
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory: Sites & Telescopes
Owens Valley Radio Observatory south of Bishop, Calif.    operated by Caltech
Parkes Observatory Australia
Square Kilometre Array
Submillimeter Telescope Observatory Mount Graham   University of Arizona
Very Large Array NRAO
Very Long Baseline Array located in California, Washington, Iowa, New Hampshire, Arizona,
New Mexico, Texas, Virgin Islands and Hawaii

Photo Galleries of Telescopes & Observatories

Gemini Observatory Photo Gallery
NOAO Gallery of Telescopes
NOAO Gallery of Observatory Facilities
NOAO Gallery of Observing History
SOHO Latest Images
World Radio Telescopes

Hubble Space Telescope

HST: Directories
Yahoo! Hubble Space Telescope
About: Hubble

HST: General
Current HST Position NASA Liftoff
All About Hubble PBS Mysteries of Deep Space
Anatomy of Hubble Discovery.com
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Orbiting Observatories
CNN Multimedia Report “Discovery – Hubble”
Eye on the Universe: Hubble Space Telescope
From Galileo to Hubble: Why a Telescope in Space Amazing Space
How Hubble Space Telescope Works How Stuff Works
Hubble, Edwin Powell Encyclopedia Britannica
Hubble Heritage Site
Hubble Home
HST Service Mission M3A
MSNBC: Hubble – The Long View scroll down to Explore the Universe
Star Journey National Geographic special
STSCI: Space Telescope Science Institute
STSCI: Space Telescope Science Institute Public Info
STSCI: Hubble Space Telescope Primer
STSCI: Nuts & Bolts of Hubble operation & optics
STSCI: Quick Facts & History
STSCI: Telescope Diary its journey, trivia, all about HST
Virtual Tour: Hubble – From Here to Eternity Online Planetarium Show

HST: News
Space.com: Hubble Telescope

HST: Images
SpaceMagnificent.com check Deep Space and Human Space Flight
NASA/NSSDC: Photo Gallery: Hubble Space Telescope
New Views of the Universe
STSCI: Photo Gallery of the HST spacecraft
STSCI: HST Greatest Hits 1990-1998
STSCI: HST Greatest Hits 1990-1995
STSCI: Public Picture Gallery
STSCI: Comet / Jupiter Encounter
STSCI: Cosmology
STSCI: Cygnus Loop
STSCI: Galaxies – Nearby
STSCI: Galaxies – Distant
STSCI: General
STSCI: Hubble Deep Field
STSCI: Nebulae
STSCI: Nebulae – Eagle Nebula
STSCI: Nebulae – Lagoon Nebula
STSCI: Nebulae – Planetary Nebulae
STSCI: Novae & Supernovae
STSCI: Quasars
STSCI: Solar System
STSCI: Stars
STSCI: Star Clusters
STSCI: Stellar Evolution