collect information about various observatories in India and present it in the clss
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The development of observatories and planetariums in India show the inclination of the country towards astronomy.
The top 10 space observatories in India include - Devasthal Optical Telescope at Nainital; Gauribidanur Radio Observatory near Gauribidanur, Karnataka; the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope at Pune; the Girawali Observatory at Pune; the Indian Astronomical Observatory at Hanle, Leh in Ladakh; the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory at Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu; the Madras Observatory, Chennai; the Ooty Radio Telescope at Ooty, South India; the Udaipur Solar Observatory at Udaipur, Rajasthan; and the Vainu Bappu Observatory in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
The 5 Jantar - Mantar in India at New Delhi, Mathura, Jaipur, Varanasi, and Ujjain are proof that astronomical space observatories were an interest since the early 19th century.
A high altitude research laboratory has been set up by the BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) at Gulmarg.
There is a 1-metre telescope operated by the Osmania University in Hyderabad and a 1.2-metre telescope at Mount Abu that is operated by PRL.
India has several world class observatories which collect, study and exchange data with observatories all over the world. The important observatories are controlled by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics at Bengaluru.
The remotely operated Indian Astronomical Observatory at Hanle, Ladakh, is the second highest observatory in the world. It has the 2m class Chandra telescope which is controlled by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA).
The Vainu Bappu Observatory in Kavalur, Tamil Nadu, has the largest telescope in Asia and is operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA).
The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is located in the Palani Hills in Tamil Nadu. It has records of solar data for a period of more than 100 years. The data records preservation, is looked after by generations of the same family