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Worcester Park Observatory
Maurice Gavin's private observatory with 30cm Meade LX200 and various spectroscopes incl SBIG spectrometer.
http://www.astroman.fsnet.co.uk

AURA - Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
AURA is a consortium of educational and other non-profit institutions that operates world-class astronomical observatories.
http://www.aura-astronomy.org/

ESO - European Southern Observatory
ESO is an intergovernmental, European organisation for astronomical research, operates astronomical observatories in Chile and has its headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany.
http://www.hq.eso.org/

National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO)
A national center for optical sky observations, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.
http://www.noao.edu/

Klet Observatory
Find a complete set of information about the research program at the observatory.
http://www.klet.org/

Joint Astronomy Centre (JAC1, Hawaii)
The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope and the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope.
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/JACpublic/

Instituto de Astrof%c3%adsica de Canarias
An internationalized research center, comprising the Instituto de Astrof%c3%adsica, which forms the headquarters, in La Laguna (Tenerife); the Observatorio del Teide, in Iza%c3%b1a (Tenerife); and the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, in Garaf%c3%ada (La Palma).
http://www.iac.es/home.html

Villafranca Satellite Tracking Station
The ESA WWW Server at Villafranca provides information on the Station and on the projects supported at Villafranca.
http://www.vilspa.esa.es/

123World.com : Observatory Links
A listing of observatories around the world.
http://www.123world.com/observatory/

Associated Universities, Inc.
Manages several astronomical observatories for universities and for the National Science Foundation. Press releases and information about the observatories.
http://www.aui.edu/

Institute of Radio Astronomy at Bologna
Maintains the Northern Cross radio telescope and sponsors conferences. Page includes list of meetings, library, and related resource links.
http://www.ira.cnr.it/

SkyView
The Internet Virtual Telescope generating images of any part of the sky at wavelengths in all regimes from Radio to Gamma-Ray.
http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
The scientific institute within the National Research Council of Canada which has the mandate from Parliament to operate and administer any astronomical observatories established or maintained by the Government of Canada. Site text available in English and French.
http://www.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/

Melton Memorial Observatory
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.
http://boson.physics.sc.edu/~melton/

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