Al Hooqin Astronomical Observatory is located in Rustaq , away from the Office of the Deputy Wali Rustaq in Al Hooqin about 4 kilometers to the south, it is characterized by the relative location of the observatory devoid of light pollution, which gives a clear view of the skies, the observatory is a circular room with 6 meters of the retractable roof opens to the amount of 180 degrees, which provides a comprehensive view of the sky from all directions, contains Observatory telescope on an interview with all lenses and accessories (filters) in all sizes and for different uses and astronomical cameras (a contribution from the Oman LNG) also contains Observatory on computer hardware linked to the Internet equipped with programs to control the astronomical telescope, the Observatory also has a library of more than two thousand books in different fields of science and knowledge.

The Observatory receives almost every day dozens of visitors from different regions of the Sultanate of all sectors of society, especially students, schools, colleges and universities.

The Observatory allows visitors to see the details of the lunar surface to the content of the mountains, drilling and dry plains and valleys, as well as see some of the planets of the solar planet Venus, which resemble the phases of the moon, Mars and Red orbits and ice caps and Jupiter and its moons with some red spots , and the planet Saturn and some beautiful spots of its moons, and also provides vision of the depths of the universe, including galaxies and can also be visited during the day to see sunspots.

the Observatory contribute in monitoring of the various astronomical events and disseminated via the media such as eclipse of the sun and the moon and the appearance of comets and meteors falling showers, and associations and the various astronomical phenomena.

It also organize lectures and evenings Observatory astronomical at headquarters and outside at schools, colleges and universities, and sports clubs.

Astronomical Observatory on continuous follow-up monitoring and photography astronomical events, take the opportunity to extend an invitation for those who wish to access close to some of these events to visit the Observatory .