Las Positas College
Astronomy Department

Observatories and Telescopes

Lick Observatory
National Optical Astronomy Observatories include the facilities at Cerro Tololo in Chile, the Kitt Peak National Observatories, and Sacramento Peak (part of the National Solar Observatory). All these are described in the video The Observatories .
Mount Wilson Observatory
Space Telescope Electronic Information Service provides the latest images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
The U.S. Naval Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
Remote and Robotic Telescopes
International Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite
The Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility supports the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Earth-orbiting NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
The Telescopes in Education Program
The Remote Access Astronomy Project run by UCSB allows students and amateur astronomers the chance to capture their own celestial images on a 14-inch telescope.
The Bradford Robotic Telescope observatory site.
Chabot Observatory & Science Center
The European Southern Observatory and Space Telescope Science Archive Facilities .
NASA Sky View virtual observatory.
- Sky View alternate server .
- Sky View orientation page .