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
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
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Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Most large observatories are in the Southern Hemisphere, where 3I/ATLAS will be best placed, so expect numerous images to be shared over the coming days and weeks.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
These observatories triangulate cosmic radio signals to determine Earth’s orientation in space.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The James Webb Space Telescope and SPHEREx are the latest observatories to image the comet since NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope got a glimpse of it.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
That means new observatories, new experiments, and new colliders.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
The observatories said Shinmoedake remains active.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The project accelerated after additional observatories — Virgo in Europe and KAGRA in Japan — came online.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
The Golden State boasts 45 observatories and numerous publicly accessible dark skies sites, including Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley National Park.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Most large observatories are in the Southern Hemisphere, where 3I/ATLAS will be best placed, so expect numerous images to be shared over the coming days and weeks.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
These observatories triangulate cosmic radio signals to determine Earth’s orientation in space.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The James Webb Space Telescope and SPHEREx are the latest observatories to image the comet since NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope got a glimpse of it.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
That means new observatories, new experiments, and new colliders.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
The observatories said Shinmoedake remains active.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The project accelerated after additional observatories — Virgo in Europe and KAGRA in Japan — came online.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
The Golden State boasts 45 observatories and numerous publicly accessible dark skies sites, including Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley National Park.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for observatories
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Excavating wetlands, as various studies have suggested, would yield soil that could be mounded into sound-blocking berms, as at Brooklyn Bridge Park; lookouts, as on Governors Island; and undulating grasslands like those at Freshkills.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
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Outdoor enthusiasts can book a horseback ride or guided hikes through Cocora Valley that lead to hidden lookouts.—
Boris Seckovic,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Aug. 2025
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San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images A total of 2,977 people were killed on 9/11, including 2,606 in New York at the towers, 125 at the Pentagon, and 246 passengers and crew aboard the four planes.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Imagine stacking three Eiffel towers on top of each other, and then adding a 40-story building.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Several spots around town provide stunning overlooks of the modern state capitol framed by fall foliage and the winding riverbank, including—perhaps most notably—Daniel Boone’s grave site, which sits on a hillcrest at the Frankfort Cemetery.—
Robin Roenker,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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While Michigan features dozens of places to take in fall color — including famous locations like Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Brockway Mountain Drive — here's a closer look at five of Michigan's top scenic overlooks.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Observatories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observatories. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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