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The following is a list of astronomical observatories, along with initial dates of operation and location, if available.
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| David Dunlap Observatory | 1935 | Richmond Hill, Ontario (Canada) |
| Dome C | Antarctica | |
| Dominion Astrophysical Observatory | 1947 | Victoria, B.C., British Columbia (Canada) |
| Dunsink Observatory | 1785 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Dyer Observatory | 1953 | Brentwood, Tennessee (USA) |
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| Echo Valley Observatory | Algonquin Park, Ontario (Canada) | |
| El Leoncito | Calingasta, San Juan, (Argentina) | |
| Eskdalemuir Observatory | 1908 | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. |
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| Gemini Observatory | 1999 | Southern Operations Center: La Serena, Chile; Northern Operations Center: Hilo, Hawaii |
| Gifford Observatory | 1912 | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Glen D. Riley Observatory | 1973 | Naperville, Illinois, (USA) |
| Grant O. Gale Observatory | 1984 | Grinnell, Iowa (USA) |
| Griffith Observatory | 1935 | Los Angeles, California, (USA) |
| Godlee Observatory | 1902 | Manchester, England |
| Goethe Link Observatory | 1939 | Brooklyn, Indiana (USA) |
| Goldendale Observatory | 1973 | Goldendale, Washington (USA) |
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| Indian Astronomical Observatory | 2001 | Hanle, India |
| Innsbruck Observatory | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes | 1979 | La Palma, Spain |
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| Jena Observatory | 1962 | Jena, Germany |
| Jewett Observatory | 1953 | Pullman, Washington (USA) |
| Jodrell Bank | 1945 | Cheshire, United Kingdom |
| Jones Observatory | 1936 | Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) |
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| Kamioka Observatory | 1983 | Kamioka-cho, Gifu, Japan |
| Kanzelhoehe Solar Observatory | 1943 | Villach, Austria |
| Keeble Observatory | 1963 | Ashland, Virginia (USA) |
| Kennon Observatory | 1939 | Oxford, Mississippi (USA) |
| Kirkwood Observatory | 1901 | Bloomington, Indiana (USA) |
| Kitt Peak National Observatory | 1958 | Tucson, Arizona (USA) |
| Kleť Observatory | 1957 | České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
| Kodaikanal Solar Observatory | 1899 | Palani, India |
| Kyung Hee Observatory | 1992 | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| Radcliffe Observatory | 1772 | Oxford, England. Moved to Durban, South Africa in 1939 |
| Rainwater Observatory | French Camp, Mississippi (USA) | |
| Ralph A. Worley Observatory | 1964 | Shreveport, Louisiana (USA) |
| Red Buttes Observatory | 1994 | Laramie, Wyoming (USA) |
| Riley Observatory | 1974 | Naperville, Illinois (USA) |
| RIT Observatory | Rochester, New York (USA) | |
| Robert Brownlee Observatory | Lake Arrowhead, California (USA) | |
| Robinson Observatory | Orlando, Florida (USA) | |
| Robotic Lunar Observatory | 1995 | Flagstaff, AZ (USA) |
| Rogers Observatory | 1981 | Traverse City, Michigan (USA) |
| Rolnick Observatory | Westport, Connecticut (USA) | |
| Rome Observatory | Italy | |
| Royal Observatory, Greenwich | 1675 | Greenwich, England |
| Royal Observatory, Edinburgh | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Roque de los Muchachos Observatory | 1979 (but official inauguration ceremony in 1985) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. |
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| UNA Observatory | Florence, Alabama (USA) | |
| UM Observatory | College Park, Maryland (USA) | |
| UNH Observatory | Durham, New Hampshire (USA) | |
| Uppsala Astronomical Observatory | 1730 | |
| Urania (Antwerp) | ||
| Urania (Berlin) | ||
| Urania (Vienna) | 1909 | Vienna, Austria |
| Urania (Zurich) | ||
| Uraniborg | 1572 | Hven, Sweden |
| U.S. Naval Observatory | 1842 | Washington, D.C., (USA) |
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| Vainu Bappu Observatory | Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Van Vleck Observatory | 1914 | Middletown, Connecticut (USA) |
| Vassar College Observatory | 1865 | Poughkeepsie, New York (USA) |
| Veen Observatory | 1970 | Lowell, Michigan (USA) |
| Vega-Bray Observatory | 1990 | Benson, Arizona (USA) |
| Vernonia Peak Observatory | ||
| Very Large Array | 1980 | Socorro, New Mexico (USA) |
| Vienna Observatory | Vienna, Austria | |
| Vilnius University Observatory | 1753 | Vilnius University, Lithuania |
| Višnjan Observatory (Zvjezdarnica Višnjan) | 1978 | Višnjan, Croatia |
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| Yale Student Observatory | New Haven, Connecticut (USA) | |
| Yerkes Observatory | Williams Bay, Wisconsin (USA) | |
| York University Observatory | Toronto, Ontario (Canada) |
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| Name | Year Established | Location |
| Zimmerwald Observatory | 1956 | Zimmerwald, Switzerland |
See also
- For a more complete list, see subsections of Category:Astronomical observatories by country
- History of telescopes
- List of observatory codes
- List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
- List of largest optical refracting telescopes
- List of telescope types
- Space observatory
- Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology
- WikiProject Telescopes
- List of astronomical instrument makers
External links
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