Celestial Observatory is an astronomical
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* [http://cleardarksky.com/c/ArkTkUAObARkey.html?1 Arkansas Tech University Astronomical Observatory Clear Sky Clock] Forecasts of observing conditions.
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observatory — /euhb zerr veuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. observatories. 1. a place or building equipped and used for making observations of astronomical, meteorological, or other natural phenomena, esp. a place equipped with a powerful telescope for observing… … Universalium
Observatory — This article is about scientific observatories. For the suburb of Cape Town, see Observatory, Cape Town. For other uses, see The Observatory (disambiguation). The Sphinx Observatory at the Jungfraujoch in the Swiss Alps; high altitude… … Wikipedia
celestial navigation — navigation by means of observations made of the apparent position of heavenly bodies. Also called astronavigation, celo navigation. [1935 40] * * * use of the observed positions of celestial bodies to determine a navigator s position. At… … Universalium
Celestial stem — The ten Celestial Stems (zh cp|c=|p=tiāngān), sometimes known as Heavenly Stems, are the elements of an ancient Chinese cyclic character numeral system: Jia (甲), Yi (乙), Bing (丙), Ding (丁), Wu (戊), Ji (己), Geng (庚), Xin (辛), Ren (壬), Gui (癸).… … Wikipedia
observatory — noun /əbˈzəɹvətɔɹi,əbˈzəːvət(ə)ɹi/ A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope … Wiktionary
United States Naval Observatory — ▪ observatory, Washington, District of Columbia, United States in Washington, D.C., an official source, with the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST; formerly the National Bureau of Standards), for standard time in the … Universalium
Ulugh Beg Observatory — The trench. In … Wikipedia
astronomical observatory — any structure containing telescopes and auxiliary instruments with which to observe celestial objects. Observatories can be classified on the basis of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum in which they are designed to observe. The… … Universalium
Maragheh observatory — (Persian:رصدخانه مراغه) is an astronomical observatory which was established in 1259 CE by Nasir al Din al Tusi, an Iranian scientist and astronomer. Located in the heights west of Maragheh, East Azarbaijan province, Iran, it was once considered… … Wikipedia
Beijing Ancient Observatory — The Beijing Ancient Observatory (zh tsp|t=北京古觀象台|s=北京古观象台|p=běi jīng gǔ guān xiàng tái) is a pretelescopic observatory located in Beijing, China. The revolutionary tools used within this ancient observatory were built in 1442 during the Ming… … Wikipedia
