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In Jaipur, stone instruments track the sky in the open air. In Chicago, a dome has been bringing the stars indoors since 1930. Explore historic observatories and planetariums through their telescopes, outdoor instruments, and theaters. Some sites require an advance booking, and at Greenwich the historic building is visible from the park during renovation.

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Pic du Midi Observatory
Pic du Midi Observatory: French Pyrenees. Telescope domes line the summit ridge at Pic du Midi. The observatory took shape…
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Montevideo Planetarium
Montevideo Planetarium: Montevideo, Uruguay. The original Spitz star projector stands at the center of the auditorium in…
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Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory: Palomar Mountain, California. The white dome covers the 200-inch Hale Telescope. Palomar was dedicated…
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Kuffner Observatory
Kuffner Observatory: Vienna, Austria. This long instrument is a heliometer. Installed in 1896, it used a split lens to…
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Pulkovo Observatory
Pulkovo Observatory: St. Petersburg, Russia. The dome rises over the observatory’s yellow main building. Pulkovo opened in…
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La Silla Observatory
La Silla Observatory: Atacama Desert, Chile. Telescope domes stand against a twilight sky above the desert. La Silla opened…

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