Sternwarten
Griffith Observatory, Kitt Peak, Mauna Kea: Kuppeln an dunklen, hohen Orten. Manche haben ein Besucherzentrum und Abende am Teleskop, andere sind reine Forschungsanlagen ohne Publikumsverkehr – vorher auf der Website nachsehen.
- 252
- Sternwarten in diesem Gebiet
- 53
- Bundesstaaten/Provinzen mit Einträgen
- 1830
- älteste gebaut
Nach Bundesstaat
Alabama 2
Alaska 1
HIPAS Observatory
Alberta 2
Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
Newbrook Observatory
Arizona 24
Kitt-Peak-Nationalobservatorium
Foto: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Anderson Mesa Station
Desert-Eagle-Observatorium

Goodricke-Pigott Observatory

National Solar Observatory
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Desert Beaver Observatorium
Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope
Catalina Station
United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
Winer Observatory
Michigan-Dartmouth-MIT Observatory
Foto: BorkaGoose at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Governor Aker Observatory
Robotic Lunar Observatory
San Pedro Valley Observatory
Vega–Bray Observatory
Arkansas 1
Celestial Observatory
British Columbia 2
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Foto: Eminoro & Simon Villeneuve, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
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California 19



Mount Laguna Observatory
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Leuschner Observatory
Ford Observatory
Robert Brownlee Observatory

Oliver Observing Station
Weaver Student Observatory

Colorado 5
Chamberlin Observatory
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Meyer–Womble Observatory
Black Forest Observatory
Las Brisas Observatory
Connecticut 5
Talcott Mountain Science Center
Olin Observatory
Delaware 1
Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory
Foto: Paulo Henrique Silva de Santana, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
District of Columbia 3
United States Naval Observatory
Foto: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory
Foto: Daderot, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory
Florida 4
Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory
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Rosemary Hill Observatory

Buehler Planetarium and Observatory
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Georgia 7
Bradley Observatory
Hard Labor Creek Observatory

North Georgia Astronomical Observatory

Red Barn Observatory
Hawaii 9
US Space Surveillance System
Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory
Foto: NASA Orbital Debris Program Office, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Idaho 1
Herrett Observatory
Illinois 4
Adolphson Observatory

Indiana 7
Oakley-Observatorium
Ball State University Observatory
Morgan–Monroe Observatory
Morris Observatory
Iowa 5
Kansas 4
Louisiana 2
Highland Road Park Observatorium
Landolt Astronomical Observatory
Maine 2
Maynard F. Jordan Observatory
Maryland 2

University of Maryland Observatory
Massachusetts 12
Harvard-College-Observatorium
Foto: Harvard College Observatory, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Foto: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory

Judson B. Coit Observatory
Michigan 11
McMath-Hulbert-Observatorium
Michigan State University Observatory
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Brooks Astronomical Observatory
Rogers Observatory
Fox Park Public Observatory
Hector J. Robinson Observatory
Portage Lake Observatory
Veen Observatory
Minnesota 4
Sola Fide Observatory


Mississippi 4
Howell Observatory
Rainwater Observatory and Planetarium
Missouri 4
Morrison Observatory
Baker Observatory
Laws Observatory
Nebraska 3
Behlen Observatory
Hyde Memorial Observatory
New Brunswick 1
New Hampshire 2
Shattuck Observatory
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University of New Hampshire Observatory
New Jersey 2
William Miller Sperry Observatory
New Mexico 9
Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment
Cloudcroft (Sternwarte)
Foto: NASA Orbital Debris Program Office, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
RAS (Remote Astronomical Society) Observatory of New Mexico
Calvin-Rehoboth Robotic Observatory
Blue Mesa Observatory
Capilla Peak Observatory
Fenton Hill Observatory
New York 13
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center
Foto: Tkeator at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Foggy Bottom Observatory
Warner Observatory
C. E. K. Mees Observatory
Ford Observatory

Hartung–Boothroyd Observatory
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Stull Observatory
Martz Observatory
North Carolina 5
Ohio 9
Apollo Observatory
Brooks Observatory
Warren Rupp Observatory
McMillin Observatory
Weitkamp Observatory
Oklahoma 4
Ontario 7
David Dunlap Observatory
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Dominion-Sternwarte
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York University Observatory
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Oregon 2
Pennsylvania 9
Black Moshannon Observatory
Bradstreet Observatory
Bucknell Observatory
Cupillari Observatory
Widener University Observatory
Mehalso Observatory
Naylor Observatory
Oil Region Astronomical Observatory
Quebec 1
Rhode Island 3
South Carolina 2
South Dakota 2
Hidden Valley Observatory
Tennessee 5
Cordell-Lorenz Observatory
Vanderbilt University Observatory

Texas 3
George-Observatorium
SFA Observatory
US-PR 1
Arecibo-Observatorium
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Utah 2
Willard L. Eccles Observatory
West Mountain Observatory
Vermont 1
Virginia 5
Fan Mountain Observatory
Stokesville Observatory
Winfree Observatory
Washington 4
Manastash-Ridge-Observatorium
Vernonia Peak Observatory
West Virginia 1
Wisconsin 6

Washburn Observatory
Foto: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Hobbs-Observatorium
Pine Bluff Observatory
Smith Observatory
Thompson Observatory
Wyoming 3
Red Buttes Observatory
Mountain Skies Observatory
Gut zu wissen
- Der Weg lohnt sich auch am Tag: Die Kuppeln stehen auf Bergen, und der Blick von oben ist oft das zweite Motiv.
- Für Sterne am Himmel braucht es Stativ und Neumond. Die Mondphase steht in TripPhoto bei jedem Reisetag.
- Weißes Licht stört die Beobachtung – auf dem Gelände nur rotes Licht benutzen und den Blitz ausschalten.
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