Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The first volcano observatory, the Vesuvius Observatory, was founded in Naples in 1841. He also had an astronomical observatory constructed. The Shaanxi Astronomical Observatory was established in 1966. This is one of the first strikes to affect an astronomical observatory. Brazil (2012) and the giant Lovell Telescope at the Jodrell Bank Observatory (2016). It is a component of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). Langley was the founder of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. The volcano is monitored by a team of scientists at the Goma Volcanic Observatory. It is well known for its observatory and natural history museum. Currently, the most sensitive is LIGO the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory. Another is at Sky's the Limit Observatory and Nature Center in Twentynine Palms, CA. The instruments are currently housed in the Grade II listed Durham University Observatory. The detection was made by using the far-infrared abilities of the Herschel Space Observatory. SOFIA is the successor to the Kuiper Airborne Observatory.