KU Observatory
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The K.U. Observatory or Karachi University Observatory is located in the campus area of Karachi University. The KU space observatory
Space observatory
A space observatory is any instrument in outer space which is used for observation of distant planets, galaxies, and other outer space objects...

 is operated by the Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics
Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics
The Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics, also known as by its abbreviation ISPA, is a premier and national research institute of Pakistan for the study of and research into topics pertaining to astronomy, mathematics, theoretical, particle and astrophysics and related subjects, controlled...

 and stands majestically, 15,000 feet atop a hill
Hill
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 and surprisingly, was built to last. The space observatory was last built in 1995 as a part of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The KU Observatory can resist all seismological
Seismology
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 challenges as its pillars go 15 feet deep into the ground. The telescope
Telescope
A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation . The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s , using glass lenses...

 has a motor that keeps pace with the movement of the earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...

making any object under view always visible without any readjustments.

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