Astronomical observatories is a lecture and an article on the types and varieties of observatories used for astronomical observations. It is included as a mini-lecture for a quiz-section as part of the astronomy course on the principles of radiation astronomy.

The Galileo spacecraft and its attached Inertial Upper Stage booster are released from the payload bay of Atlantis on October 18, 1989. Credit: NASA/Lockheed Martin/IMAX Systems/exploitcorporations.

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Hypotheses

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  1. Astronomical observatories can be completely automatic.

See also

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{{Principles of radiation astronomy}}