ject: Collect information about various
observatories in India and present it
in the class.
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It can be written as a very big answer as there is a lot of information regarding the observatories in India. However, I am going to make it very short and concise and just give the names of the top observatories in India.
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.