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The Mount Wilson Observatory is an important site in the history of modern astronomy. With the famous Hooker telescope, early 20th century astronomers made key observations about the Milky Way and ...
The Mount Wilson Observatory and telescope were not damaged from the Eaton Fire, thanks to firefighters, said L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone.
According to a Instagram post by the Mt. Wilson Observatory, “We are relieved to report that the flare-up of the Eaton Fire near the Observatory seems to be under control at the moment.
Mount Wilson Observatory has loomed over Pasadena for more than a century By Erin Rode, Contributing LA Outdoors Editor Updated Jan 9, 2025 5:09 p.m.
In 1903, Hale visited Mount Wilson, a 5,715-foot summit in the San Gabriel Mountains above Pasadena, and was enamored with the possibility of a mountaintop observatory in California’s milder ...
Tom Meneghini, executive director of the Mount Wilson Institute, is photographed Sept. 23 next to the 100-inch Hooker telescope located at the Mount Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles.
The 100-inch telescope mirror is transported to Mt. Wilson Observatory in July 1917. (Courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library) ...