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observatory

[uhb-zur-vuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / əbˈzɜr vəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
NOUN
watchtower
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The old site near Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, was ruled out due to a range of issues and plans were submitted for the £1.5m observatory in Dumfries and Galloway with two observing domes.

From BBC

Robertson arranges stargazing in her mobile observatory, night hikes, swims and meteor watch parties.

From BBC

A trio of donkeys traverses a desert to an observatory.

From Los Angeles Times

Your chaser is Alison McAlpine’s appealing, aptly titled “Perfectly a Strangeness,” sans humans, but starring three donkeys in an unnamed desert happening upon a cluster of hilltop observatories.

From Los Angeles Times

Using newly released data from major dark energy observatories, he concludes that the cosmos will continue expanding for roughly another 11 billion years before reaching its largest size.

From Science Daily