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  2. Mount Everest webcam - Wikipedia

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    The captured video and the weather data are transmitted wirelessly to the Ev-K2-CNR Pyramid Laboratory/Observatory, located on the slopes of Mount Everest at an elevation of 5,050 m (16,568 ft). The live video is analyzed in the observatory, then sent to Italy for further processing. [2] Last images are given daily as of December 2022.

  3. List of highest astronomical observatories - Wikipedia

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    These include the Chacaltaya Astrophysical Observatory in Bolivia, which at 5,230 m (17,160 ft) was the world's highest permanent astronomical observatory [9] from the time of its construction during the 1940s until surpassed in 2009 by the new University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory, [10] an optical-infrared telescope on a remote 5,640 m ...

  4. List of astronomical observatories - Wikipedia

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    Educational observatory This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation.

  5. At the Top (Burj Khalifa) - Wikipedia

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    148th floor Observation Deck. In 2014, At The Top opened its premium SKY level at 555 m (1,821 ft) on the 148th floor, allowing Burj Khalifa to recover its title for highest observation deck in the world, [14] [15] [4] which it had lost in 2011 to Cloud Top 488 in the Canton Tower, Guangzhou. [16]

  6. Saving Mt. Wilson Observatory: Inside the long battle to ...

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    Los Angeles was once the best place in the world to see the universe. The most important things we know about the cosmos were discovered in the early 20th century at Mt. Wilson Observatory.

  7. Silesian Planetarium - Wikipedia

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    On cloudless days, visitors can view live images of the Sun and, after dusk, a range of celestial objects at a magnification of up to 750 times. The observatory conducts research on comets and minor planets. The Planetarium has an astronomical library of some 10,000 volumes and, in the courtyard, a large sundial. The corridors host astronomy ...

  8. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] It features the world's largest stone sundial, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] [3] It is near City Palace and Hawa Mahal. [4] The instruments allow the observation of astronomical positions with the naked eye. [1] The observatory is an example of the Ptolemaic positional astronomy which was shared by many civilizations. [1] [2]

  9. BTA-6 - Wikipedia

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    For many years the primary world-class observatory in the Soviet Union was the Pulkovo Observatory outside Saint Petersburg, originally built in 1839.Like many observatories of its era, it was primarily dedicated to timekeeping, weather, navigation and similar practical tasks, with a secondary role for scientific research.