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Some of the many #observatories at Cerro-Tololo in Chile when we visited in 2019.

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David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill, Ontario

This little-known telescope was the world’s second largest when it was built in 1935.#astronomy #observatories #section-Atlas
David Dunlap Observatory

David Dunlap Observatory

This little-known telescope was the world’s second largest when it was built in 1935.

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SPHEREx and JWST reveal what comet 3I/ATLAS is... and isn't - Big Think https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/spherex-jwst-comet-3i-atlas/ LONG READ, very detailed! #astronomy #observatories #data #nerdy
SPHEREx and JWST reveal what comet 3I/ATLAS is... and isn't

Designed to map galaxies, the SPHEREx mission's first science result is instead about interstellar interloper 3I/ATLAS. No, it's not aliens.

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NASA’s Webb Reveals Cosmic Cliffs, Glittering Landscape of Star Birth - NASA

This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth.

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From blurry to breathtaking: Comparing three views of the Carina Nebula. La Silla, Hubble, and James Webb show this cosmic landscape in ever greater clarity, illustrating how advances in telescope technology are transforming our vision of the universe and revealing its hidden structures.

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Abandoned Observatory of the Pioneer Palace in Chisinau, Moldova

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.#astronomy #observatories #section-Atlas
Abandoned Observatory of the Pioneer Palace

Abandoned Observatory of the Pioneer Palace

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.

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Threats to astronomical observatory sites around the world from light pollution are growing, but the existing skyglow standard for site protection dates to nearly a half-century ago. Astronomers are considering a new standard to replace it given advances in lighting technology.

Read more about what's at stake for astronomy and how this effort developed: http://www.darkskyconsulting.com/blog/toward-a-new-standard-for-astronomical-observatory-site-protection

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Toward a new standard for astronomical observatory site protection

Image credit:  KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Tafreshi ( CC BY 4.0​) 1707 words / 7-minute read

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The International Astronomical Union notes the need to update the 1980 joint CIE-IAU light pollution metric for astronomical observatory sites and "is currently considering drafting a resolution based on these recommendations to be submitted for approval at its next general assembly in 2027."

https://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann25010/

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