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OBSERVATORY, n. A place where astronomers conjecture away the guesses of their predecessors.

Ambrose Bierce

Getting an observatory here had been a goal of the club for 30 years. It's a privilege to be associated with it and to have access to a research-grade telescope.

Walter Russell

However time may be measured at the Naval Observatory, the clock seems to tick slowly here when Congress is out of town.

Richard Corrigan

This is one of the things you hope for when you run an observatory like Integral.

Christoph Winkler

I have to face everyday teaching students who don't have an observatory, ... I'm doing this for them. It's the right thing to do.

James Webb

NASA's newest Great Observatory is open for business, and it is beginning to take its place at the forefront of science.

Ed Weiler