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A building with special telescopes and instruments for observing stars, planets, and other celestial bodies. An astronomical observatory is one form of observatory.
Das Paranal-Observatorium in Chile verfügt über einige der größten Teleskope der Welt.
The Paranal Observatory in Chile has some of the largest telescopes in the world.
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A scientific institution for the systematic observation and measurement of natural phenomena in general, for example the weather, the Earth's magnetic field, or volcanoes.
Das meteorologische Observatorium auf dem Hohenpeißenberg sammelt seit über 200 Jahren Wetterdaten.
The meteorological observatory on the Hohenpeißenberg has been collecting weather data for over 200 years.
The word comes from the Latin verb 'observare' (to observe). The ending '-orium' in Latin often refers to a place where a particular activity takes place, similar to 'Laboratorium' (laboratory) or 'Auditorium' (auditorium).
Das neue Observatorium wird ein Ort der Forschung sein.
The new observatory will be a place of research.
You can tell from the context whether stars or the weather are meant. Terms like 'Teleskop' (telescope), 'Sterne' (stars), or 'Galaxien' (galaxies) point to the astronomical meaning. Words like 'meteorologisch' (meteorological), 'Wetter' (weather), or 'Erdbeben' (earthquake) indicate the observation of natural phenomena on Earth.
Im astronomischen Observatorium entdecken sie einen neuen Kometen.
In the astronomical observatory, they discover a new comet.
'Observatorium' (observatory) is a rather formal and scientific term. It is mainly used in specialist texts, news reports, or educational contexts.
Die Universität plant den Bau eines modernen Observatoriums.
The university is planning the construction of a modern observatory.
In an astronomical context, the word is often combined with verbs like 'beobachten' (to observe) or 'erforschen' (to research/explore). Typical objects of observation are 'Himmelskörper' (celestial bodies), 'Planeten' (planets), or 'Sterne' (stars).
Von diesem Observatorium aus kann man die Planeten unseres Sonnensystems gut beobachten.
From this observatory, you can observe the planets of our solar system well.
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Sternwarte and Observatorium can both refer to a building used to observe stars and other celestial bodies. Sternwarte is the more common term and is often used for facilities open to the public, while Observatorium sounds more technical or institutional. In everyday situations, Sternwarte is usually the better choice; in a scientific context, Observatorium can also be used.
Das Observatorium untersucht mit großen Teleskopen entfernte Planeten.
The observatory studies distant planets using large telescopes.
Am Samstag besucht unsere Klasse die Sternwarte und beobachtet den Mond.
On Saturday, our class is visiting the observatory and observing the moon.
