How to Use observatory in a Sentence

observatory

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  • See if there’s an observatory near you with a public viewing on the night of the event!
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
  • But the observatory, 80 miles south of the coastal city of Antofagasta, is one of the best sites in the world for looking into space.
    — Maggie Shipstead Anthony Cotsifas, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • But for those who want to sleep among the stars, there’s room for 14 guests to stay in a residence attached to the observatory.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • After exiting and locking your car, cross the road to the trail that takes you to the observatory.
    — Vicki Salemi, Chron, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The progress, or lack of it, in the climate fight is measured in an observatory on the shoulder of Mauna Loa, in Hawaii, the largest volcano in the world.
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Look for its iconic textile-block façade in the distance, east of the observatory, in the Los Feliz Hills.
    — Teena Apeles, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022
  • At the end of the 19th century, the Paris observatory was one of the world's great centers of astronomy.
    — H.j. McCracken, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The tours involve a trek to near the summit of Mount Graham and viewing the observatory's three telescopes.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • An observatory, designed to look like a spaceship that has made a hasty landing on Earth, is due to open in April.
    — Quartz, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The observatory features an 8.4-meter wide-field telescope that will scan the Southern Hemisphere’s skies over the course of a decade-long project.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The top floors of the Legends Tower will feature a public observatory and an eatery.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Hike the surrounding hills at sunrise, try the spa’s signature vinothérapie treatments sourced straight from the site’s grapevines, and stargaze in the new observatory.
    — Leah Silverman, Town & Country, 11 Apr. 2023
  • On the terrace in front of the observatory, the Jenkins family from Atlanta take turns peering through rotating scopes at the mountains, the city, the ocean and the crisp blue sky.
    — Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • In spite of the danger, the atmosphere at the observatory is mostly one of excitement.
    — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Researchers and volunteers say that's what motivates them to staff the observatory around the clock.
    — Nancy Chen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Today, tourists worldwide come here to marvel at the city vistas from the iconic 86th-floor, open-air observatory deck.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Parks and Rec said the observatory will make the night sky accessible to more visitors.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But for a closer look, there's an on-site observatory staffed by a resident astronomer to cater to guests' stargazing needs.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In the 1960s, when a road was cut through the northern edge of the park, an observatory designed by Calvert Vaux’s son Downing — named for his father’s role model — was demolished.
    — Jane Margolies, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The teams at the observatory and lab communicated over Zoom as the video arrived at the lab, Wright recounted.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • More than 40 observatories on Earth were watching at the same time, building an unprecedented view of the event, which rocked the spacecraft like waves tossing a boat.
    — Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Astronomers have used the space observatory to discover a diverse range of some of the coldest ices in the darkest regions of a molecular cloud to date.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The drive alone is worth the trip: The observatory is reached via a winding journey up the Angeles Crest Highway, with several spots to stop and take in sweeping vistas along the way.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Fountain heights decreased to 13 feet to 30 feet in the afternoon, according to the observatory.
    — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
  • Enjoy romantic night under the stars, use telescopes, see behind the scenes of the observatory.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The skyscraper, called Legends Tower, would include a hotel with a public observatory, restaurant and bar on the top floors.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But what advantages would observatories on the moon bring?
    — Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2023
  • To be clear, this is far from the first time our observatories have led to the discovery of exoplanets beyond our solar system.
    — Eric MacK, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • One of the key goals of the observatory is to intercept the universe’s most energetic neutrinos and trace them back to their sources, most of which lie outside our galaxy.
    — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 8 June 2023
  • But the key question is whether the National Science Foundation, or anybody else, will pay for the new observatory.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2023

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