In which location will you find an observatory housing giant telescopes named Keck 1 and 2?
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Hawaii, I believe. See the link.
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That's the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico.  It isn't aimed - it can only observe objects that pass overhead.  It has a small area overhead it can see, and as the Earth turns, we see different things with it.
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The beach if you are near one.  Otherwise somewhere that has as many visible stars as possible.
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Number One Observatory Circle \n\nThe large telescope at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. attracted hundreds of visitors in 1910, including President Howard Taft and his wife, Helen. The stargazing Tafts drove up the hill past the superintendent's house to the Naval Observatory in their new automobile to look at Halley's Comet. The next time a president could view Halley's Comet-75 years later-the superintendent's house of the Naval Observatory would serve as the Vice President's home. \n\nThe white 19th Century house overlooking Massachusetts Avenue in Washington D.C. was built in 1893 for the superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory. The house was so lovely that the chief of naval operations booted the superintendent and made the house his home in 1923. The house was "taken over" again in 1974 when Congress turned "Number One Observatory Circle" into the official residence of the Vice President. \n\nBefore 1974, Vice Presidents and their families lived in their own home, but the cost of securing these private homes had grown substantially over the years. After years of debate, Congress agreed to refurbish the house at the Naval Observatory as a home for the Vice President. \n\nAlthough Number One Observatory Circle was available to the Vice President in 1974, three years passed before a Vice President lived in the home. Vice President Ford became President Ford before he could use the home, and his Vice President, Nelson Rockefeller, only used the home for entertaining. Vice President Mondale was the first Vice President to move into the home. It has since been home to the Bushes, the Quayles and the Gores. \n\nToday, Vice President Richard Cheney and Lynne Cheney live in the Vice President's Residence. Like many Vice Presidential families, the Cheneys have decorated the home with their own furnishings. They also have displayed American art on loan from museums, including Helen Frankenthaler's Lush Spring, Andrew Wyeth's Siri and western paintings by George Catlin. \n\nFrom world leaders to young children, the Cheneys have welcomed many guests to the Vice President's Residence. They have hosted leaders of several nations, including President Mubarak of Egypt and Vice President Hu Jintao of China. Lynne Cheney hosted a Constitution Day event on Sept. 17, 2002 and welcomed 200 second graders for a program and workshop about the Constitution. \n\nOver the years, the Naval Observatory has continued to operate. Scientists there make observations of the sun, moon, planets and selected stars; determine and distribute precise time; and publish astronomical data needed for accurate navigation.
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If you mean: "How can one find out where in the *sky* to look for stars," then there are many sites from which to choose. You an do a google search for free astronomy software or even starfinders. The ones I would suggest (and use) are The Sky View Cafe and Ad Astra (Latin for 'to the stars'). Sky View Cafe is an online, java-based star chart that can show you the position of various objects (planets, Sun, moon, and some of the brighter stars). Ad Astra is a free downloadable program that you can use and it does the same thing. Both programs require that you know your geographic location on the Earth (latitude and longitude). There are also commercial software programs that can be purchased as well. The observational astronomy class at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA) has a website (http://www.phys.vt.edu/~jhs/phys3154/) with many links to a ton of programs and other astronomy-related tools that may be of general interest.
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Greetings,\n\nFollow this link to Sky and Telescope magazine's website almanac.  Plug in your information and it will give you the info you requested.\n\nhttp://skyandtelescope.com/observing/almanac/\n\n-matt
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I think somewhere near Ireland.
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Stand on top at the Big Ben\nIf that is not possible for you then any open space near the river Thames would be the best place for the best view of the night sky. Visit the London Space Observatory for the Scientific view
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Huh?  Are you looking for a specific satellite image at some specific location on that date?  If so, you need to give us more information . . .
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Lots of options and opportunities to specialize in that price range.\n\nA few possibilities: \nCatadioptric: 12" Meade LX200R http://www.astronomics.com/main/product.asp/catalog_name/Astronomics/category_name/SH2RX8FAHP0M9KU9QPNE5T8P61/product_id/12210RU\nDob-Newt: 14.5" Starmaster\nhttp://www.starmastertelescopes.com/new14.htm\nor 15" Obsession\nhttp://obsessiontelescopes.com/telescopes/index.html\nRefractor: 130mm TMB Signature (you'll have to skimp on the mount to stay under $5k; maybe a used GM-8)\nhttp://www.astronomics.com/main/product.asp/catalog_name/Astronomics/category_name/X9S97ENNVDED9JVW6C3HAN0S10/product_id/TMB130\nor a 102mm Stellarvue and plenty left for a good mount\nhttp://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=&pid=11163&m=93
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Anywhere in the mountains, to get away from the marine layer. I think Palomar is good, but I never went there. I used to set up in the parking lot of San Diego State's observatory on Mount Laguna, but there are a lot of trees, so you will not be able to see anything near the horizon. The San Diego Astronomical Association should be able to help you find places.
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I see it right now, just below the Centaurus next to Alpha Centauri. Try visiting Astronomy.com and click on star dome
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KECK OBSERVATORY\nThe W. M. Keck Observatory is located on the top of the dormant volcano Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The Keck observatory has world's largest infrared and optical telescopes, called the Keck 1 and the Keck 2\n\nKELVIN\nLord Kelvin (William Thompson, 1824 - 1907) designed the Kelvin scale, in which 0 K is defined as absolute zero and the size of one degree is the same as the size of one degree Celsius. Water freezes at 273.16 K; water boils at 373.16 K. \n\nKILOPARSEC\nA kiloparsec is a unit of distance that is equal to 1,000 parsecs or 3,260 light-years. The Milky Way Galaxy's diameter is about 61 kiloparsecs\n\nKIRKWOOD GAPS\nThe Kirkwood gaps are radial gaps in the asteroid belt. These gaps are orbital radii where the gravitational forces from Jupiter do not let asteroids orbit (they would be pulled into Jupiter).\n\nKNOTS\nSaturn's outermost ring, the subdivided "F" ring, has many visible knots or clumps of matter. These knots may be clumps of particulate ring material or tiny orbiting moons of Saturn\n\nthere are many more go to http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/glossary/indexk.shtml\n\nthey have words for the whole alphabet. good luck
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Imagine how hard it is to try to teach High Schoolers anything about the planets when one of them has a name like this! But anyway, go to NASA's website. There is a place there where you can find anything worth seeing at any location. It will even tell you when stuff like the Space Station will fly overhead. And most telescopes come with locating software if you ever get that involved. I hope you will. It seems like we never learn much about space, but it has taken a long time to get as far as we are now.
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Yep, check out the Meade Telescope site.  Great new stuff in astronomy.
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A good site is Heavens Above (see link below).  Just register (it's free) and use the database to find tell it where you live by selecting your country then typing in the name of your city (no state, province, county...).  It will give you a list of town by that name to select from.  From there you can get sky maps and lots of other information.\n\nFor example, they also list the times that satellites and other orbiting bodies such as the International Space Station or the Hubble Telescope will pass by in the sky.  Since these objects are in space, they are in full sunlight even when the earth below is in the dark, so you can see a bright spot of light moving across the sky when this happens.  (The light is of course the sunlight reflecting off the satellite.)\n\nHave fun!
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Hi, great question.  I got a new telescope a year ago and have found a couple of excellent sites.  First try 'skyandtelescope.com'  this site has several features including a sky chart.  Enter your info, and it gives hour by hour info on whats up there to see, as well as info on upcoming events.  It offers 'how to advice' for telescopes, binocs and  astro photography.\nThe second is 'astromart.com'   this is one of THE BEST and most helpfull sites I have been to.  What a great forum.  Several active members are well known scientists and professors as well as very knowledgeable amature astronomy buffs.  No question is to stupid for them and you won't find a better place to gain advice and knowledge.   Questions posted are answered very quickly, usually in no more then a few hours, sometimes immediately.  Try both of these, I'm sure you will find what you need.    They are both  free of charge, believe it or not!!!\n\nLet me know what you think,  my s/n on astromart is lilkritter!!  Good Luck!