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PIX4655445: Mount Palomar Observatory - 1.2 m Oschin Telescope - 1.2 m Oschin Schmidt telescope - Palomar observatory, California. - View of Schmidt Samuel Oschin telescope at Mount Palomar Observatory in California. Samuel Oschin telescope is a 48 - inch (1.22 - m) aperture Schmidt camera. Its construction was completed in 1948. It originally used glass photographic plates but the camera is now converted to use CCD imager / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655449: The Paris Observatory - Engraving of 1875 - The Paris Observatory, built in the 17th century, under Louis XIV - Engraving of 187 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655483: Plaque de l'avenue de l'observatoire in Paris - Street Plaque in Paris - Avenue de l'Observatoire de Paris, built in 1811 opposite the Observatory, thus tracing part of the meridian of Paris. She creates a perspective to the Jardin du Luxembourg (Senat). Observatory Avenue, street sign / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655548: Observatory of the Pic du Midi - Pic du Midi observatory - In the foreground, the dome of the T60, a 60 cm telescope made available to amateurs. Foreground is the 60 cm telescope dome welcoming amateur astronomers via the Association T60 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655615: Star sky above the Pic du Midi observatory - Starry sky above Pic du Midi observatory - The dome of the 1m telescope of the Pic du Midi observatory and the Pyrenees chain. One meter telescope dome at Pic du Midi observatory / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655627: Flamboyant sky of sunrise from the observatory of the Pic du Midi - Sunrise seen from Pic du Midi observator / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655633: Flamboyant colours of a sunrise from the observatory of the Pic du Midi - Sunrise seen from Pic du Midi observator / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655747: Observation night at Pic du Midi observatory - Soiree d'observation à l'Observatoire du Pic du Midi observatory. An iridium flash is visible near the center of the image. June 2011. Observing night at Pic du Midi observatory. An iridium flash bumps the night sky. June 2011 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655875: SALT - SALT - The dome of SALT (Southern African Large Telescope), which houses an 11-metre hexagonal mirror telescope. Sutherland, South Africa. The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is in 2008, the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere, with a hexagonal mirror array 11 metres across. Sutherland, Republic of South Africa / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655880: SALT - SALT - The dome of SALT (Southern African Large Telescope), which houses an 11-metre hexagonal mirror telescope. Sutherland, South Africa. The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is in 2008, the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere, with a hexagonal mirror array 11 metres across. Sutherland, Republic of South Africa / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655894: SALT Mirror (Southern African Large Telescope) - SALT (Southern African Large Telescope) mirror - The 11-meter hexagonal mirror of the SALT telescope being assembled in 2005. Sutherland, South Africa. SALT mirror almost completed seen in 2005. The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is in 2008, the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere, with a hexagonal mirror array 11 metres across. Sutherland, Republic of South Africa / Bridgeman Images
PIX4655895: Cape Town Observatory - South Africa - SAAO - The McClean refractor - The dome of the 61 cm McLean telescope at the Cape Town Observatory in South Africa. South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) in Cape town. The 61 cm (24”) McClean telescope (the Victoria Telescope), designed by Grubb in 1897 is housed in a dome planned by the renowned architect Sir Herbert Baker. Today it is mainly used on open nights, introducing visitors to some of the showpieces in the sky. Republic of South Africa / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656107: File d'étoiles - Observatoire de La Silla - Chile - T3.6m et CAT - Star trails - La Silla observatory - CAT and 3.6m domes - File d'etoiles sur les cupolas du CAT et 3,6m Observatoire de La Silla. 2006 Star trails with domes of the CAT and 3,6m telescopes at La Silla observatory, Chile. 200 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656229: La Silla Observatory - Chile - T3.6m - La Silla observatory - ESO 3.6m telescope - Foyer of the 3.6 m diameter telescope of La Silla. 2006. The Cassegrain cage of ESO 3.6m telescope in La Silla observatory, Chile. 2006 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656333: Star Trains on the Observatory of Siding Spring - Star trails above Anglo - Australian Observatory - Photographic installation of several hours and dome of Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. As the earth rotates the stars appear to move across the sky, as do the more obvious sun and Moon This effect is easily recorded by leaving a camera outdoors with its shutter open during the night. To make this picture, the camera was pointed to the southwest, towards the dome of the AAT, from the UK Schmidt building on Siding Spring Mountain in New South Wales / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656368: Siding Spring Observatory - Australia - David Malin at the center of the 3.9m telescope (AAT / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656377: Sierra Nevada Observatory - Spain - Sierra Nevada observatory - Spain - Sierra Nevada observatory - Spain / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656386: The SOFIA telescope - SOFIA telescope - View of the infrared telescope SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) ships aboard a Boeing 747 on 14 April 2010. Nasa's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - or SOFIA - soars over California's snow - covered Southern Sierras on a test flight. April 14, 201 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656477: Statue of the astronomer Milan Rastislav Stefanik and sundial - Stefanik Observatory - Prague. - Statue of the astronomer Milan Rastislav Stefanik and sundial - Stefanik Observatory - Prague / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656493: Strasbourg Observatory - Strasbourg Observatory - View of the Grand dome housing the equatorial bezel of 48.7 centimetres of aperture and 7 metres of focal length / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656553: Star sky on the Tenerife Observatory - Starry sky above Teide observatory - Star sky on the Tenerife Observatory, Canary Islands. August 2010. Carlos Sanchez infrared telescope dome. Starry sky above Carlos Sanchez Telescope at Tenerife observatory in Canary islands. August 2010 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656627: Telescope of 8,2m ANTU - The 8,2m telescope Antu.: Observatoire du Paranal-Le VLT - The Very Large Telescope (VLT) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656644: Paranal Observatory - Chile - View of the VLT, Very Large Telescope, consists of 4 main telescopes measuring 8.2 m in diameter. This is the ANTU telescopes on the left and Kueyen on the right. Located in the Atacama desert in northern Chile, at an altitude of 2,635 meters, it studies the sky in wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet to infrared / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656703: View of the VLT, Very Large Telescope, consists of 4 main telescopes 8.2m in diameter. Located in the Atacama desert in northern Chile, at an altitude of 2,635 metres, it studies the sky in wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet to infrared - This european observatory accomodates the Very Large Telescope (VLT) since 1998. Four 8.2m telescopes are used besides several other telescopes from 1.8m to 4m. The four giant telescopes are named ANTU, KUEYEN, MELIPAL and YEPUN. Cerro Paranal is 2600 meters in altitude in Atacama desert: Observatoire du Paranal-Le VLT - The Very Large Telescope (VLT) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656799: Paranal observatory at dusk. - View of the auxilliary telescopes 1.8m in diameter / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656896: Laser shooting at the Paranal Observatory. - The VLT Laser Guide Star - View of the LGS (Laser Guide Star), a laser beam launches from the Yepun telescope (UT4) of the VLT. This laser creates an artificial star in the high atmosphere at about 90 km altitude. This repere is analysed and each variation of turbulence in the atmosphere is detected and corrected by the adaptive optics of the telescope. A 50 cm wide yellow laser beam is coming out of Yepun, (UT4) of the Very Large Telescope. It is used to create a yellow artificial star at 95 km of altitude which helps the adaptive optics to measure and correct the atmosphere's blurring effect / Bridgeman Images
PIX4657164: Moon, planets and zodiacal light - Paranal observatory - Paranal observatory, Moon, planets and zodiacal light - Near the horizon, the Moon with Venus planets (the brightest at the bottom right of the Moon), Mercury (on the right of the Moon) and Mars (on the top right of the Moon); above, the zodiacal light. The zodiacal light comes from the reflection of the Sun's light on the countless interplanetary dust; it draws the plan of the Solar System. September 1, 2008 at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. Moon - Venus - Mercury - Mars conjunction near the horizon. Above is zodiacal light. Zodiacal light comes from the reflexion of the sun's light off tiny interplanetary dust particles in the plane of the solar system. Paranal Observatory, Chile. Sep 1st 2008 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4657189: Star sky on the Paranal observatory - Legendee version - Starry Sky above Paranal observatory - Annotated - Spherical panorama of the star sky above the Paranal observatory in Chile. The lactee route crosses the sky accompanied by zodiacal light. May 2009. The constellations are traced and their names are indicated. Milky Way is crossing Paranal sky and meeting with Zodiacal light to the West behind Paranal Observatory. Three of the most emblematic constellations are visible on the horizon: Orion, Big deeper and Scorpius. The Large and Small magellanic clouds are visible to the South together with Southern Cross, Eta Carina nebula and Coal sack. May 2009. Constellations are drawn with their names written / Bridgeman Images