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
And this is how modern gravitational wave observatories — like the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA detectors — actually successfully detect these gravitational waves.
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Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Astronomers are increasingly concerned that even remote observatories like the VLT may one day face the creeping glow of artificial light.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
In collaboration with observatories worldwide, ESA aims to refine the comet’s trajectory and analyze its composition.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Because John Herschel believed that the correlation between magnetic storms and auroras revealed both to be meteorological phenomena, the new observatories would be equipped with weather instruments that, in time, would permit the first global measurements of climate change.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
To detect these elusive particles, scientists are working to build enormous instruments (neutrino observatories) in the quietest environments possible, such as deep underwater or buried in ice.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 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
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
Early in her career, Rubin wasn’t allowed to collect her own data, and some observatories didn’t allow women, according to the documentary.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Astronomers are increasingly concerned that even remote observatories like the VLT may one day face the creeping glow of artificial light.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
In collaboration with observatories worldwide, ESA aims to refine the comet’s trajectory and analyze its composition.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Because John Herschel believed that the correlation between magnetic storms and auroras revealed both to be meteorological phenomena, the new observatories would be equipped with weather instruments that, in time, would permit the first global measurements of climate change.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
To detect these elusive particles, scientists are working to build enormous instruments (neutrino observatories) in the quietest environments possible, such as deep underwater or buried in ice.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 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
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
Early in her career, Rubin wasn’t allowed to collect her own data, and some observatories didn’t allow women, according to the documentary.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for observatories
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Yet the nation’s 63 national parks remain largely open, with many roads, trails, lookouts and wilderness areas still accessible.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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These historic mines offer great mountainous lookouts.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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New towers, bunkers and berms consistent with weapons development have cropped up in satellite imagery of these growing sites.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Cars and private towers isolate; sidewalks and buses connect.—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Scenic Drives Both the North and South Units have scenic drives with overlooks that cover some of the most stunning landscapes of North Dakota's Badlands.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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Don’t overlook one of Canada’s best natural overlooks.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Observatories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observatories. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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