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Observatories in Ecuador

Ecuador has 3 observatories on the map. 2 watch the night sky. 1 watches something else — the Sun, the radio sky, particles, Earth’s field, or a volcano. The earliest was founded 1873. Below: how they split by what they watch, and the country’s notable sites. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

OBSERVATORIES3
OLDEST FOUNDED1873
NOT WATCHING STARS1

By what they watch

Astronomical2 · 67%
Volcano1 · 33%

Notable observatories in Ecuador

A representative mix — the specialised sciences first, then the earliest sites by founding year.

VolcanoInstituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional1983
AstronomicalQuito Astronomical Observatory1873
AstronomicalQuito, comet astrograph station

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