as in lookouts
a high place or structure from which a wide view is possible
the observatory is located on a mountaintop
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Recent Examples of observatories
Several massive observatories have been built worldwide to detect neutrinos.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
For observatories like Gemini North and Gemini South, this poses a serious issue.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Among the spacecraft and observatories hoping to glimpse the object are the James Webb Space Telescope, SPHEREx space observatory, Parker Solar Probe and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
Built on towers, observatories and buildings, the cameras are part of a system called ALERTCalifornia.
—Paul Rogers, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The proof is in the results, and the key in continuing to obtain them is the twin LIGO observatories themselves.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Orbiting observatories provided real-time observations of Earth’s surface, oceans, ice caps and atmosphere that improved models.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
And while observatories in space and on the ground can give some clues about exoplanets, stars themselves are crucial to understanding these distant worlds.
—Elizabeth Landau, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
For observatories like Gemini North and Gemini South, this poses a serious issue.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Among the spacecraft and observatories hoping to glimpse the object are the James Webb Space Telescope, SPHEREx space observatory, Parker Solar Probe and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
Built on towers, observatories and buildings, the cameras are part of a system called ALERTCalifornia.
—Paul Rogers, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The proof is in the results, and the key in continuing to obtain them is the twin LIGO observatories themselves.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Orbiting observatories provided real-time observations of Earth’s surface, oceans, ice caps and atmosphere that improved models.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
And while observatories in space and on the ground can give some clues about exoplanets, stars themselves are crucial to understanding these distant worlds.
—Elizabeth Landau, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for observatories
Noun
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These historic mines offer great mountainous lookouts.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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According to the organization’s shutdown contingency plan, park roads, lookouts, trails and open air memorials will remain accessible to visitors.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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TelevisaUnivision’s operating income for the third quarter came in at $265 million, down from $419 million in the prior year, owing in part to a one-time gain last year from selling non-core towers.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Trump spent decades in the real estate world building towers and casinos.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Off trail trampling near overlooks, roadside vegetation damage at informal pullouts, and food waste around trailheads can require seasonal or multi year restoration once the shutdown ends.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Close to Ponca, highlights include Balanced Rock Falls and spectacular Whitaker Point, also called Hawksbill Crag, one of the most iconic overlooks in the Natural State.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Observatories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observatories. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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