1.The Observatory "Gemini" (Gemini Observatory)

 

One eye is goode, but two – better. Infrared telescope South Twin (Gemini South) located at a height of 2740 m in the Andes (Chile), and his brother North of the Twin (Gemini North) – on top of the dormant volcano Mauna Ki, Hawaii. Powerful Observatory belongs to seven countries. Scientists from all over the world care about using the latest technologies in research. That's why optics here covered with a shell of silver, to increase the technology.

 

 

 

2. The European southern Observatory (European Southern Observatory)

The main 3.5-metre telescope of the Observatory was the first, which has used a computer-controlled mirrors. Today, even Amateur telescopes have such opportunities. The other part of the European southern Observatory is located among the Chilean Atacama desert – there is a Very Large Telescope (on the photo). It is the main bridgehead of the Observatory. In Atacama it is planned to implement the world's largest international project – an Observatory with telescopes Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-Millimeter Array, better known by the acronym ALMA. Side, involved in the project – North America, East Asia, Europe and Chile.

3. National radiological astronomy Observatory (National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Of NRAO)

 

Facilities of the Observatory are located in several places. Its main telescopes – Green Bank Telescope, Very Large Array (on the photo), Very Large Baseline Array. Recently, using the Green Bank scientists studied the density of molecules in interstellar space. The Very Large Array telescope got its name due to its serious dimensions: 27 antenna diameter 25 m and a weight of 230 tons each. Network antennas located in the desert of Socorro, New Mexico, USA. By the way, it's what you can see in the Hollywood movie "Contact".

4. Space telescopes Chandra and Sputter (Chandra/Spitzer Space Telescopes) 

Orbital NASA Observatory called Chandra X-Ray Observatory is moving at a great distance from the Earth in an elliptical orbit. From this Observatory you can get an image of large energetic clusters of our galaxy, including supernova. Pictures from this Observatory have helped scientists to understand the nature of nebulae and pulsars. Infrared telescope Spitzer Space Telescope (on the photo) named after the Creator of the space telescope Lyman Sputter. The device allows to study the "cold" objects, Galaxies for example, small stars and planets outside our Solar system. Both telescopes work, which you cannot produce from the Land.

5. The Short telescope and the space telescope Kepler (Corot/Kepler Space Telescopes)

 

These two telescopes – one French, other American – designed for exploring Space beyond the Solar system. There, possible, is the temperature, at which water can exist in liquid state. Last month I started working as a NASA telescope Kepler, now he is about to start research. The photo shows the last inspection of the primary mirror of the Kepler telescope. The name of the telescope Short (Corot) is an acronym for "convection" (Convection), "rotation" (Rotation) and "movement" (Transits). His use of French and European space Agency. From its inception in 2006 year Short already made important discoveries. For example, in February 2009 years for the help of Corot discovered a distant planet, half of the earth, that revolves around a star, like the Sun. The period of rotation is 20 hours.

6. Observatory In. M. Cake (W. M. Keck Observatory)

 

10-meter, 8-longline, 300-ton telescope Keck known as through the original design, and thanks to numerous discoveries. Each main mirror consists of 36 hexagonal segments, working together as a single piece of glass – a revolutionary technology, that increases power mirrors. This telescope, located on mount Mauna Key, is the largest optical and infrared telescope in the world. It has helped scientists to make important discoveries: the existence of galaxies on the edge of the Universe, the nature of supernova, the mechanism of emission of gamma radiation, numerous planets around other stars.

7. Observatory Mount Wilson (Mount Wilson Observatory)

 

Mount Wilson is one of the most important in the history of astronomy and observatories. Here at the half-metre telescope researcher Edwin Hubble (Edwin Hubble) spent more than one night, rewriting again astronomy, supplementing it with new discoveries and observations. By the way, on top of the mountain rather big telescope brought the donkey. Telescope, who designed the George Ellery Hale (George Ellery Hale), now don't use. However, thanks to it was developed by spectral analysis and classification of stars, that became the basis of modern astronomy. Mount Wilson is about 40 years remained the main Observatory in the world.

8. Palomar Observatory (Palomar Observatory)

500-cm telescope at Palomar has made revolutionary changes in the development of modern astronomy. Manufacturers of mirrors have spent for it almost $1 million, and it is in 1934 year! So far no one has been able to produce a large quartz mirror. The material, they're made of., insensitive to temperature fluctuations, and therefore, the telescope's small error. For the first time used a telescope to study the sky until after the Second world war. Soon the Observatory has a new 250-cm telescope, and began research of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey. It was compiling star maps Northern hemisphere. By the way, it continues to be used today. It is hard to imagine, but through three quarters of a century the Palomar telescopes continue to use, making new discoveries.

9. Galileo's Telescope (Galileo’s Telescopе)

 

Actually Galileo Galilei was not the inventor of the telescope, and, apparently, he's not the first man in history, sent into the sky tube with lenses and mirrors. However, his undeniable merit is the invention of a powerful telescope. This, he saw the, what nobody could see. The works of Galileo shook the whole of Europe – it is no coincidence it was called the "father of modern science". With the help of his telescope in 1609 year he studied the moon, discovered four satellites of Jupiter, sunspots and the phases of Venus. Today, Galileo's telescope is a Museum piece.

10. The Hubble space telescope (Hubble Space Telescope)

 

It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the Hubble space telescope, named after its developer. This well known device involved in numerous discoveries, made in the past 18 years. Frank Summers (Frank Summers), the famous astronomer and scientist, highlights: "Speaking about the importance of a device for the history of science, you can pay attention to one fact: how many names of electron microscopes or particle accelerators, you know? It is difficult to answer, but Hubble is very famous name". It's hard to tell, why Hubble has become the most famous telescope in the world. Possible, this is due to the, that it was written about 6000 pages research? Here are examples of important discoveries using the Hubble for the last 18 years: determining the age of the Universe, pictures of planets outside the Solar system, determination of the chemical composition of their atmosphere. Hubble has played an important role in changing ideas of mankind about the Universe.