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New 1140-square meter facility.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

Dark Sky Project

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.
Göttingen University Astronomy Collection
Göttingen, Germany

Göttingen University Astronomy Collection

A collection of antique telescopes dot the halls of the university's astrophysics department.
Stonehenge Aotearoa.
Ahiaruhe, New Zealand

Stonehenge Aotearoa

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.
Cambridge, England

Ascension Parish Burial Ground

The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)

One of the world's most advanced radio observatories sprawls across the Atacama Desert.
La Silla during the 2019 eclipse.
Chile

La Silla Observatory

The Chilean mountain is freckled with (relatively) small European telescopes.
A 19th-century astronomer's map, titled "Stars for July."
maps

See How the Moon Has Been Mapped Through Time

A new exhibit in London has 300 years of celestial ephemera on display.
Evan Nicole Brown July 3, 2019
Maskelyne's suit was both dapper and warm.
science

How to Dress Like an 18th-Century Astronomer

Eventually, quilted, glittering pajamas gave way to parkas and moon boots.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 9, 2019
Uppsala, Sweden

Anders Celsius's Thermometer

The first thermometer made with the almost-universal temperature scale is backwards.
Another angle of a STEVE's mauve glow.
astronomy

Scientists Demystify the Celestial Phenomenon Known as STEVE

It's way cooler than an aurora.
Sabrina Imbler April 30, 2019
The Large Magellanic Cloud, up close(ish) and personal, in a detail from the Ciel Austral team's image.
astronomy

How Amateur Astronomers Used a Remote Observatory to Peer at a Nearby Galaxy

Hey there, neighbor!
Jessica Leigh Hester April 29, 2019
Uppsala, Sweden

Rune Staff Collection

The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.
A time lapse set at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array.
science

Scientists Needed to Build a 'Planet-Sized Telescope' to See the Black Hole

But to get a sharper look, we’ll have to journey to space.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 12, 2019
The building.
Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Observatory

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.
The Helsinki Observatory.
Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Observatory

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.
Padua, Italy

La Specola Observatory

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.
Paris, France

Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.
The Perpetual Calendar tracks 4,000 years with nine rolls and a hand-operated crank.
churches

This Perpetual Calendar Hidden in an Italian Chapel Is a Mathematical Marvel

The 19th-century device accurately tracks 4,000 years with nine cylinders and a crank.
A. J. Oliveira February 22, 2019