If your idea of photographing the stars has nothing to do with Hollywood, you might be interested in astrophotography -- the sky's literally the limit. See more »

There are all kinds of telescopes, but you can make a simple one on your own. You'll need a few basic supplies and this step-by-step article. Get ready to star-gaze! See more »

Hale Observatories, the name of a group of observatories jointly administered by the California Institute of Technology and the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 196980. See more »

Keck Observatory, an astronomical observatory on Mauna Kea, in Hawaii. The observatory is home to two identical optical telescopes, Keck I and Keck II. See more »

Lick Observatory, the astronomical observatory of the University of California. It stands some 4,200 feet (1,280 m) above sea level on the summit of Mount Hamilton, about 25 miles (40 km) east of San Jose. See more »

Naval Observatory, United States, a division of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department. See more »

Observatory, in astronomy, a building or group of buildings from which the heavens are studied. See more »

Palomar Observatory, an observatory on Palomar Mountain northeast of San Diego. It houses the Hale telescope, which has a mirror 200 inches (508 cm) in diameter. See more »

Royal Greenwich Observatory, a former astronomical observatory in Britain, originally located in Greenwich, a borough of London. See more »

Yerkes Observatory, the astronomical observatory of the University of Chicago, located at Williams Bay, Wisconsin, on Lake Geneva. See more »