Amargosa Observatory

The Amargosa Observatory was a Federation scientific outpost orbiting the star Amargosa. It had a crew complement of nineteen.

In 2371, the observatory was raided by Romulans, searching for trilithium stolen by Klingon outlaws Lursa and B'Etor. The only survivor of the attack was an El-Aurian scientist, Dr. Tolian Soran.

The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) answered the distress call and investigated the attack. Soran then revealed he was allied with the Klingons, kidnapping Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge from the Observatory and launching a trilithium weapon which collapsed Amargosa and destroyed the system. (movie: Star Trek Generations)