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Major Observatories Around the World

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Hubble Space Telescope

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Orbit around Earth; Features include: Captures high-resolution images of universe, not affected by Earth's atmosphere, has contributed to numerous discoveries like the rate of expansion of the universe.

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Mauna Kea Observatories

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Hawaii, USA; Features include: Home to many powerful telescopes due to its high altitude and clear skies, including the Keck Observatory, which boasts twin 10-metre telescopes.

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Palomar Observatory

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California, USA; Features include: Houses the famous Hale Telescope, which was the world's largest effective telescope for many years, and is still in use today.

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Very Large Telescope (VLT)

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Cerro Paranal, Chile; Features include: Consists of four individual telescopes that can work together, located at one of the highest observatory sites on Earth.

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Arecibo Observatory

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Puerto Rico; Features include: It was home to the world's largest radio telescope until its collapse in 2020, played a key role in astronomical discoveries and the SETI program.

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Green Bank Telescope

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West Virginia, USA; Features include: The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO).

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James Webb Space Telescope

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Planned to be Placed at Earth-Sun L2 Point; Features include: An international project, designed to study the formation of stars and galaxies, and the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Lick Observatory

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California, USA; Features include: The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory, important for the discovery of several moons of Jupiter.

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Chandra X-ray Observatory

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Orbit around Earth; Features include: NASA's flagship X-ray telescope, named after Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, and excels in viewing hot regions of the universe like exploded stars.

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ALMA Observatory

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Atacama Desert, Chile; Features include: One of the highest astronomical observatories, consists of 66 high-precision antennas, and contributes to studies on star birth during the early universe.

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South Pole Telescope

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Antarctica; Features include: Specializes in cosmic microwave background measurements, allowing the study of cosmology, and operates in extremely cold conditions.

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Large Binocular Telescope (LBT)

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Arizona, USA; Features include: One of the world's most advanced optical telescopes, comprising two 8.4-meter mirrors mounted side-by-side.

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