Dataset
Observatories Dataset
Ground-based observatories.
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- Version
- 1.0.0
- Entities
- 25
- Last generated
- 2026-06-29
- License
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- — (published at release)
Sample (24 of 25)
| Name | Type | ID |
|---|---|---|
| ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array) | Observatory | observatory:alma |
| Arecibo Observatory | Observatory | observatory:arecibo-observatory |
| Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory | Observatory | observatory:cerro-tololo |
| Cherenkov Telescope Array | Observatory | observatory:cherenkov-telescope-array |
| Cosmic Explorer | Observatory | observatory:cosmic-explorer |
| Einstein Telescope | Observatory | observatory:einstein-telescope |
| FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) | Observatory | observatory:fast |
| Gemini Observatory | Observatory | observatory:gemini-observatory |
| GEO600 | Observatory | observatory:geo600 |
| Green Bank Telescope | Observatory | observatory:green-bank-telescope |
| IceCube Neutrino Observatory | Observatory | observatory:icecube |
| Kitt Peak National Observatory | Observatory | observatory:kitt-peak |
| La Silla Observatory | Observatory | observatory:la-silla-observatory |
| LIGO Hanford | Observatory | observatory:ligo-hanford |
| LIGO Livingston | Observatory | observatory:ligo-livingston |
| Mauna Kea Observatories | Observatory | observatory:mauna-kea-observatories |
| Mount Wilson Observatory | Observatory | observatory:mount-wilson-observatory |
| Palomar Observatory | Observatory | observatory:palomar-observatory |
| Paranal Observatory | Observatory | observatory:paranal-observatory |
| Roque de los Muchachos Observatory | Observatory | observatory:roque-de-los-muchachos |
| Vera C. Rubin Observatory | Observatory | observatory:vera-rubin-observatory |
| Very Large Array | Observatory | observatory:very-large-array |
| Very Large Telescope (VLT) | Observatory | observatory:very-large-telescope |
| Virgo | Observatory | observatory:virgo |
Scientific citations
Real, source-backed references for this dataset — formatted through the citation engine.
- Institutional pageEuropean Southern Observatory
European Southern Observatory
Cite (APA / BibTeX)
European Southern Observatory (n.d.). European Southern Observatory. European Southern Observatory. https://www.eso.org/ @misc{cite:eso-organisation, title = {European Southern Observatory}, organization = {European Southern Observatory}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://www.eso.org/}, note = {Ground-based observatories including the VLT and (with partners) ALMA.} }
Source references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NSF NOIRLabNSF National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
Ground-based optical/infrared observatory data and imagery.
- ESOEuropean Southern Observatory
Southern-hemisphere observatory data and imagery (VLT, ALMA partner).
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.