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Observatories in Taiwan

Taiwan has 9 observatories on the map. 8 watch the night sky. 1 watches something else — the Sun, the radio sky, particles, Earth’s field, or a volcano. The earliest was founded 1999. Below: how they split by what they watch, and the country’s notable sites. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

OBSERVATORIES9
OLDEST FOUNDED1999
NOT WATCHING STARS1

By what they watch

Astronomical8 · 89%
Geo & magnetic1 · 11%

Notable observatories in Taiwan

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

Geo/magneticLunping Magnetic Observatory
AstronomicalLulin Observatory1999
AstronomicalKen-Ting Observatory2000
AstronomicalTataka observatory
AstronomicalLulin Widefield Telescope
AstronomicalKinmen Educational Remote Observatory
AstronomicalCuteip Remote Observatory
AstronomicalChinese Culture University observatory
AstronomicalTsingtao field station

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