天文台(てんもんだい)

てんもんだい
noun
astronomical observatory
buildingscience
1. astronomical observatory
A facility equipped for observing celestial objects and astronomical phenomena.
天文台(てんもんだい)で星(ほし)を見(み)る。
To observe stars at the observatory.
天文台(てんもんだい)で観測(かんそく)をした。
We made observations at the observatory.
The national observatory has a large telescope.

A facility equipped with telescopes and instruments for observing celestial bodies and phenomena.

Etymology

天文(てんもん) (astronomy) + 台(だい) (platform, station).

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Cultural note

The 国立(こくりつ)天文台(てんもんだい) in 三鷹(みたか), Tokyo is Japan's leading astronomical research institution.