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The Portland Observatory is a historic maritime signal tower at 138 Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill section of Portland, Maine. Built in 1807, it is the only known surviving tower of its type in the United States .
Portland Observatory in c. 1910. At the center of Munjoy Hill, on the crest of the hill (between Kellogg and St. Lawrence Streets), are the Portland Observatory [4] and the neighborhood fire station (housing Engine 1, Ladder 1, and Ladder 5). Housing in the neighborhood is a mix of single- and multi-family structures.
Lancaster proposed "an observatory from which the view both up and down the Columbia could be viewed in silent communion with the infinite." [8] Construction of the Vista House began December 29, 1916, [8] and was completed in 1918 and dedicated May 5, 1918. [7] The dedication was overseen by Frank Branch Riley of Portland. [7]
The April 8 solar eclipse will be broadcast live on both network TV and cable channels. NBC will air a two-hour special, "Total Eclipse 2024," at 2 p.m. ET. NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt ...
There are two live cameras streaming round-the-clock every day, which has garnered the friends of Big Bear Valley a cult following and given these two a few thousand loyal fans all over the world.
As Hurricane Milton heads toward Florida, live stream cameras along Florida beaches could capture the storm’s arrival and impacts along the Gulf Coast and in the Florida Keys.
Slooh is a robotic telescope service that can be viewed live through a web browser. It was not the first robotic telescope, but it was the first that offered "live" viewing through a telescope via the web. [2] Other online telescopes traditionally email a picture to the recipient. The site has a patent on their live image processing method. [3]
The 1918 Art Nouveau style Vista House is an observatory at Crown Point that also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and as a comfort station for travelers on the Historic Columbia River Highway. The site, on a rocky promontory, is 733 feet (223 m) above the Columbia River on the south side of the Columbia River Gorge.