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My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory
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My wife and I took a trip to California last month. While we were on the left coast, we visited three famous observatories, one of which was the Mt. Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Pasadena.
http://www.mtwilson.edu/
http://www.mtwilson.edu/vis/map.pdf
I've posted an album of photographs that I took at Mt. Wilson on October 5th on my Facebook page.
I'm posting some of the pictures here.
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The drive up Mt. Wilson
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Mt. Wilson Observatory Skyline Park
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The television transmitters and towers of the Mount Wilson Electronics Reservation
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The Cosmic Cafe
http://www.mtwilson.edu/cafe.php
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cosmic-Cafe-at-Mt-Wilson-Observatory/129955...
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Tours are available on the weekends
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Welcome to Mt. Wilson
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The Mt. Wilson Astronomical Museum
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The interior of the museum
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That's one big polishing lap
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The 100-inch (2.5-meter) Hooker Telescope
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The Museum was restored in 1997
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Solar telescope placard
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The 150-foot solar tower telescope
http://www.mtwilson.edu/vir/150ft.php
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The dome housing the 60-inch (1.5-meter) Hale Telescope
http://www.mtwilson.edu/vir/60in.php
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Optical configurations of the 60-inch scope
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The CHARA Interferometric Array
http://www.mtwilson.edu/vir/CHARA.php
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My wife and the dome housing the 100-inch Hooker Telescope
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The 100-inch Hooker Telescope as seen from the Visitors Gallery
http://www.mtwilson.edu/vir/100in.php
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The observing chair
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That looks just like a 127mm Explore Scientific refractor 
http://www.mtwilson.edu/100inObs.php
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Close-up of the 100-inch reflector
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Yours truly
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Plaque honoring Dr. Robert Jastrow
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/science/space/12jastrow.html
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The Michelson 20-foot optical interferometer inside the CHARA Array exhibit hall
http://www.mtwilson.edu/vir/100/20fti/
http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/IS/IS2002/html_2/node27.html
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Licence plate in the window of the CHARA Array offic
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The CHARA Array Optical Path Length Compensation Facility (that's quite a mouthful)
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The "Bridge to the Stars" from the 100-inch end and CHARA Array light pipes (far right)
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Signs, signs...
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The 150-foot and 60-foot solar tower telescopes from the far end of the parking lot
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Wildlife on the trip down the mountain
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Thank you for the enjoyable tour.
And, thank you very much for sizing your images to where they could be enjoyed by those of us stuck with dial-up.
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Good stuff, Dave!
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Thank you for the vacation tour, Dave!
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Great pics and thanks for sharing. Ive been thinking of taking my g/f up to the mountains for her b-day and figured Id try to get a tour in as well.
I know they wont want me setting up in their parking lot, but Im hoping to find somewhere in the surrounding area to spend some time.
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Cool post, thanks Dave.
What is really cool is: this is where Edwin Hubble performed the observations that led to the discovery of galaxies and that they are expanding (red shift)further out into the universe. A very historic location. 
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That was fun! Thanks for sharing, Dave!
When I looked at the 100-inch photos, I had a strange sense of Deja Vu. Then I remembered, that is the telescope featured in one of the episodes of COSMOS.
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Enjoyed the tour, thanks for sharing!
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Excellent pix, Dave, thanks for taking us along! 
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Thanks for the tour and the great pics, Dave, that was fun!
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Great stuff, Dave! Thank you for sharing.
Cheers...Eric
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Thanks for this. What a great trip it must have been!
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Been many years since I've been to Mt. Wilson. I'll have to check it out at some point.
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I really enjoy photos from trips to observatories. Hope you post more from the other ones you visited. Thanks very much.
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I've posted some photographs of my two visits to the Griffith Observatory at http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/5551437/page...
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Dave your photo journey to both Observatories are greatly appreciated!
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Good stuff....no ...great stuff Dave.
You make it hard to be snarky Dave, really good .
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Thank you for taking the time to record and post these visit's. look's like it was a great Vacation.
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You're welcome.
Information on observing with the 60" Hale telescope is available at http://www.mtwilson.edu/60in.php
Technical information on observing with the 60" can be found at http://www.mtwilson.edu/60-inch/AdvancedAmateurInfo.pdf
The cost is only $900 for half a night and $1700 for a full night.
My visit to the Palomar Observatory is chronicled at http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/5555014/page...
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Looks like a neat place to visit. Thank you for sharing
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That looks just like a 127mm Explore Scientific refractor
http://www.mtwilson.edu/100inObs.php
As it turns out, the refractor is indeed an 127mm Explore Scientific refractor, an Explore Scientific ED127 Air-Spaced Triplet.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=549286111750004&set=a.101846919827...
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