Quest Log

Technoscrying: Observatory

Technoscrying: Observatory is a quest for level 70. It is step 12 of 44 in the Azerothian Archives storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in The Waking Shores at 56.4, 44.0. It rewards 1,200 experience and money.

Description

My dowsing rods have been pointing towards a set of Drakonid ruins atop a cliff in Waking Shores.

I know not what we'll find, but it's never wise to question the whims of my inventions. They're always 97% correct.

Always.

Rewards

Money2

Experience1,200 XP

Stuck on this quest?

Turn in at The Waking Shores 56.4, 44.0 /way #2022 56.4 44.0

Known issues

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

modrogonJan 20, 2024+15via Wowhead

If the extra action button does not show up when entering this world quest zone, check you bags for [item=202247].

jlrm365Jan 21, 2024+4via Wowhead

In the absence of an entry for the individual world quest I encountered (neither the wowhead search nor google can find it, as it appears),
this seems the best place for it:
Technoscrying: The Mysteries of the Concord Observatory
Some folks are talking about issues with the quest, but I didn't experience them, in the thread (official forum) HERE.
Landing in the area, I was able to immediately get started.
Zenata appeared to be marked, but didn't offer anything to me (my Technoscryers were in my bag).
She's meant to offer you another pair of goggles / Technoscryers, if something happened to yours.
She won't, if you have them somewhere (like your bank), according to the thread (official forum) HERE.
A War Mode switch was not needed for me. I was in a standard PvE setting, with War Mode off, and everything was fine.
Equip the Technoscryers in your bag, click the button to scry and get started.
Positions approximate / close (with Technoscryers used and scrying started):
/way 56.8 44.0 #1 Jar
/way 57.6 43.3 #2 Palette
/way 55.5 44.1 #3 Brush

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Check whether you have already completed it in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(77434))

Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

modrogonJan 20, 2024+15via Wowhead

If the extra action button does not show up when entering this world quest zone, check you bags for [item=202247].

jlrm365Jan 21, 2024+4via Wowhead

In the absence of an entry for the individual world quest I encountered (neither the wowhead search nor google can find it, as it appears),
this seems the best place for it:
Technoscrying: The Mysteries of the Concord Observatory
Some folks are talking about issues with the quest, but I didn't experience them, in the thread (official forum) HERE.
Landing in the area, I was able to immediately get started.
Zenata appeared to be marked, but didn't offer anything to me (my Technoscryers were in my bag).
She's meant to offer you another pair of goggles / Technoscryers, if something happened to yours.
She won't, if you have them somewhere (like your bank), according to the thread (official forum) HERE.
A War Mode switch was not needed for me. I was in a standard PvE setting, with War Mode off, and everything was fine.
Equip the Technoscryers in your bag, click the button to scry and get started.
Positions approximate / close (with Technoscryers used and scrying started):
/way 56.8 44.0 #1 Jar
/way 57.6 43.3 #2 Palette
/way 55.5 44.1 #3 Brush

btarb24Apr 3, 2024+2via Wowhead

If the quest list doesn't give you a button to turn on the goggles then you can bring up the scrying mode via the chat command:
/use technoscryers
You do not have to have the goggles in your bag, or even own them at all (i destroyed mine long ago).

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	1,200
Money	Gold	2g 80s

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	The Waking Shores	Turn-in marker at 56.4, 44.0, 1 mapped point

World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Coordinates

Turn-inThe Waking Shores 56.4, 44.0/way #2022 56.4 44.0

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Waking Shores map

The Only Way Past Is Through about 240 yards
In Mourning about 240 yards
Sudden Isolation about 320 yards
Pressing Matters about 320 yards
Salvaging Supplies about 330 yards
Testing the Tuskarrsenal about 330 yards
Closure about 340 yards
Troubled Waters about 360 yards
Calling the Hunting Party about 370 yards
Worst Impressions about 390 yards

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Waking Shores, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Waking Shores:

Skytop Lookout (QD), The Waking ShoresAlliance and Horde · about 90 yards north-east
Uktulut Backwater, The Waking ShoresAlliance and Horde · about 410 yards north-west
Life Vault Ruins, The Waking ShoresAlliance and Horde · about 990 yards south-east

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Quest Line

Storyline

Azerothian Archives

Part 12 of 44.

Previous: Do Rites by Her · Next: Attune to the Observer

Showing steps 7 to 18 of 44.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Do Rites by HerLevel 70
This gal has been here for a long, long time. It's a wonder she's in such good condition. It's one thing to dig up pottery shards in the mud, but something like this requires more care and expertise than you and I have combined! Maruukai isn't far from here... We should tell the centaur about this.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Attune to the ObserverLevel 70
Can you believe this used to be an observatory? Our records indicate that the dragonkin here were mapping heavenly bodies in an attempt to predict the future. How do you think they did it? I'm picking up a partial signature that matches the time window we're shooting for.

The storyline at a glance

Azerothian Archives has 44 steps, from To the Archives! to Graduation Day.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Thaldraszus (14), The Forbidden Reach (9), Zaralek Cavern (8), Ohn'ahran Plains (4).

Other storylines on The Waking Shores map

Dragonscale Expedition Renown54 steps, starts with Lost Expedition Scouts
The Waking Shores52 steps, starts with Reporting for Duty
In Defense of Life18 steps, starts with For the Benefit of the Queen
Obsidian Citadel Alt Skip16 steps, starts with Wrathion Awaits
The Dragonscale Expedition28 steps, starts with The Dragon Isles Await
Dragons in Distress13 steps, starts with Reporting for Duty

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

Community notes from Wowhead · 7 comments

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