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Mount Wilson
Observatory
Staring at the sun for over a century.
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hail George Hale of comet lore, space telescopes and yuppie cults gone bad.
Christening a 60-inch lens upon the altar of Mt. Wilson for the Carnegie
Institute, he created the installation's first telescope in 1904. Focusing
on studies of the Sun, the Observatory today bristles with towering
antennae more commonly familiar as a backdrop to many sci-fi movies. This
cosmic quiver of sun gazers is genius on a Jules Vernian level. Most of the
telescopes are built vertically as shafts into the bedrock of the mountain.
The newly remodeled visitor's center is open weekends from 10am to 4pm. You
should obtain a visitor pass from the ranger station at the foot of the
final drive. Please take extra caution along the treacherous turns of this
stairway to heaven. -- WEBSITE-TO-GO!
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Location:
Mount Wilson - Red Box Rd
Mount Wilson, CA 92371
818-793-3100
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From LestatJS
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on
Tuesday December 12, 2000 at 01:11 PM:
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Wilson is the best viewing place in the LA area! Give yourself a treat one
day and make the drive -it's not far
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From SLY2K2000
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Friday August 11, 2000 at 03:39 PM:
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This
Place is amazing
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