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Observatory Sites


  Elevation (m) Code Timezone Status
Siding Spring Observatory
31° 16′ 23.88″S
149° 4′ 15.6″E
1,116 COJ UTC+10

1 x 2-meter (#02)
2 x 1-meter (#11,#03)
2 x 0.4-meter (#16,#21)
South African Astronomical Observatory
32° 22′ 48″S
20° 48′ 36″E
1,760 CPT UTC+2
3 x 1-meter (#10,#13,#12)
1 x 0.4-meter (#39)
Teide Observatory
28º 18′ 00″N
16° 30′ 35″W
2,330 TFN UTC
2 x 0.4-meter (#14,#10)
2 x 1-meter (#19, #36)
Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory
30° 10′ 2.64″S
70° 48′ 17.28″W
2,198 LSC UTC-3
3 x 1-meter (#05,#09,#04)
2 x 0.4-meter (#76,#92)
McDonald Observatory
30° 40′ 12″N
104° 1′ 12″W
2,070 ELP UTC-6
2 x 1-meter (#08,#06)
1 x 0.4-meter (#14)
Haleakala Observatory
20° 42′ 27″N
156° 15′ 21.6″W
3,055 OGG UTC-10 1 x 2-meter (#01)
2 x 0.4-meter (#55,#63)
Wise Observatory
30° 35′ 45″ N
34° 45′ 48″E
875 TLV UTC+2 1 x 1-meter

Ali Observatory
32° 19′ N
80° 1′E
5,100 NGQ UTC+8 Under construction
Minor Planet Center telescope codes