In 1946 the watch won the equivalent of a timepiece Oscar--first prize in the Geneva Astronomical Observatory Timing contest.
At Paranal, ESO operates the Very Large Telescope, the world's most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory and two survey telescopes.
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With its low gravity and lack of atmosphere, the moon would be a splendid place for an astronomical observatory.
Known officially as 2012 DA14, the asteroid is about 150 feet across and was discovered last February by astronomers at the La Sagra Sky Survey operated by the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca in Spain.
"The day is not so far off when the mysteries of the dark ages of the Universe and the physical properties of the first galaxies will be revealed, " Masanori Iye, the leader of the Thirty Meter Telescope project at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, said in a statement.
Until now it had been thought that Stonehenge was built as an astronomical calendar or observatory.
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Swansea Astronomical Society also leased the observatory for 17 years.
They also include an arboretum and an observatory run by Cardiff Astronomical Society.
First Byurakan Survey (FBS or Markarian survey, Armenia) , containing the records of a unique astronomical survey carried out by the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) from 1965-1980.
The European Southern Observatory is organising a public effort to measure the astronomical unit the old fashioned way, just for fun.
"Eso's La Silla Observatory on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert is certainly one of the best astronomical sites in the world, " said Michael Gillon, who leads the exoplanet survey for Trappist.
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