Telescopes

A space-grade telescope mirror lies discarded in the shrubs.

A cheeky name for an observatory visitor's center.

Gander at model satellites and telescopes in this scientific lobby.

One of the largest refracting telescopes in the world, and the first built specifically for studying astrophysics.

Once the world's most modern observatory, this building is now a private school.

High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

The world's largest single-aperture telescope resides in the Canary Islands.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.