Astronomy: Institutions: Observatories

AURA is a consortium of educational and other non-profit institutions that operates world-class astronomical observatories.

ESO is an intergovernmental, European organisation for astronomical research, operates astronomical observatories in Chile and has its headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany.

A national center for optical sky observations, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.

Find a complete set of information about the research program at the observatory.

A listing of observatories around the world.

Manages several astronomical observatories for universities and for the National Science Foundation. Press releases and information about the observatories.

The Internet Virtual Telescope generating images of any part of the sky at wavelengths in all regimes from Radio to Gamma-Ray.

For observing star clusters and galaxies. At the University of South Carolina. Includes history, day and night tours offered and potential sky viewing objects for each season of the year.