The starry sky is always one of the most beautiful things that human beings yearn for. It has appeared in the writings of writers and painters countless times.
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It also exists in the minds of philosophers. Kant’s epitaph reads the mighty famous sentence: “There are two things in this world, the more deeply and persistently I think about them, the more profound will the wonder and awe they evoke in my heart: one is the head. Going to the vast starry sky, the second is the moral law in the heart.”
Today, the editor will take you to explore the top 10 observatories in the United States. Standing there, I always feel that I can pick the stars.
1.Gemma Observatory in New Hampshire
Gemma Observatory in southern New Hampshire,American Architecture Award.The Zima Observatory ditched the traditional vaulted roof in favor of a singular geometric design that allows the building to blend in with its surroundings. Follow the spiral staircase to the exterior lookout cleat.
The main observation deck is made of fir wood to create a warm feeling, allowing astronomers to calmly observe the vast starry sky.
2.Adler Planetarium in Chicago
The Adler Planetarium, built in 1930, is the first astronomy museum in the Western Hemisphere, known as “the universe classroom under the sky”. This is a 12-sided arched building, the main body is mainly made of powder-grey rock, with very little glass.
The Adler Observatory, located on the banks of the Michigan River overlooking Chicago’s invincible skyline, has also become a holy place for marriage proposals.
3.Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin
The Yerkes Observatory was built in 1897 and is located on the shores of Lake Geneva in Williams Bay and is affiliated with the University of Chicago. Many notable astronomers, such as Edward Emerson Barnard, worked here almost for life.
In 1928, Chinese astronomer Zhang Yuzhe discovered an asteroid here and named it “China Asteroid”.
4.Hayden Planetarium in New York City
The Hayden Planetarium is located in Upper Manhattan, New York, adjacent to Central Park. Inside the square glass-covered building, a huge sphere is suspended. This sphere is surrounded by several asteroids, so it is called the “Cathedral of the Stars”. Haydn is very beautiful and is currently the host of many events.
5.Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii
Located on the top of Maunaki Mountain in Hawaii at an altitude of more than 13,000 feet, this silver-white observatory like floating in the clouds can satisfy all your fantasies about the best stargazing spots in the world.
The Maunaki Observatory has 13 high-tech telescopes in the dormant crater, as well as many observation points elsewhere on the summit.
6.Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles
Griffith Observatory, one of the world’s most famous observatories, is located on a hill northwest of downtown Los Angeles, opposite Hollywood. It is an iconic building in Los Angeles and was once the location of the films “Charlie’s Angels 2” and “Goldeneye”.
The editor also went to check in at Christmas one year. It was really beautiful. Overlooking the whole of Los Angeles at night, the lights were like flowing stars. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking at the stars, it is really big, very shiny, as bright as a diamond.
7.Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona
The Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona was selected as the “National Observatory of the United States” in 1958. There are various advanced astronomical instruments such as the 4-meter-diameter Meyer telescope and the WIYN telescope, so it is known as the “astronomical arsenal”.
8.McDonald Observatory in Texas
The MacDonald Observatory is located in Rock Hill , Texas, and is affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin. It claims to be able to see the brightest stars on the darkest night. It welcomes 60,000 visitors a year and also hosts parties and events.
9.Mount Graham International Observatory in Arizona
The multi-mirror telescope at the Graham National Observatory is a state -of-the- art building, with a unique shape that integrates the observatory’s walls, roof, and telescope. Its picture resolution is 10 times that of the Hubble Telescope, and it is one of the most powerful astronomical telescopes in the world.
10.Morrison Planetarium in San Francisco
The Morrison Planetarium, located in the California Science Museum in San Francisco, is the largest fully digital planetarium in the world. Contemporary architect Renzo Piano designed an ecological roof covered with green vegetation.
In fact, some high schools in the United States have their own observatories, such as Tower Hill School , which is very suitable for astronomy enthusiasts.
Tower Hill Middle School is the best private school in Delaware, adjacent to Philadelphia, and has been selected as one of the top 50 private schools in the United States by Forbes. In terms of academics, the average SAT score is more than 1800, and the progress of further studies is very good. Every year, many students are admitted to the Ivy League.
