· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar General Astronomy >> General Observing and Astronomy Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all) Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory       #5507904 - 11/07/12 04:37 AM Attachment (72 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   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. Dave Mitsky The drive up Mt. Wilson Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507906 - 11/07/12 04:38 AM Attachment (66 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mt. Wilson Observatory Skyline Park Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507907 - 11/07/12 04:39 AM Attachment (53 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The television transmitters and towers of the Mount Wilson Electronics Reservation Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507908 - 11/07/12 04:42 AM Attachment (47 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The Cosmic Cafe http://www.mtwilson.edu/cafe.php http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cosmic-Cafe-at-Mt-Wilson-Observatory/129955... Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507909 - 11/07/12 04:43 AM Attachment (38 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Tours are available on the weekends Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507910 - 11/07/12 04:44 AM Attachment (40 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Welcome to Mt. Wilson Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507911 - 11/07/12 04:45 AM Attachment (40 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The Mt. Wilson Astronomical Museum http://www.mtwilson.edu/vir/museum.php Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507913 - 11/07/12 04:49 AM Attachment (41 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The interior of the museum Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507914 - 11/07/12 04:50 AM Attachment (50 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's one big polishing lap Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507915 - 11/07/12 04:53 AM Attachment (64 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The 100-inch (2.5-meter) Hooker Telescope Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507917 - 11/07/12 04:59 AM Attachment (34 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The Museum was restored in 1997 Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507919 - 11/07/12 05:02 AM Attachment (34 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Solar telescope placard Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507922 - 11/07/12 05:04 AM Attachment (30 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The 150-foot solar tower telescope http://www.mtwilson.edu/vir/150ft.php Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507923 - 11/07/12 05:05 AM Attachment (42 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The dome housing the 60-inch (1.5-meter) Hale Telescope http://www.mtwilson.edu/vir/60in.php Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507924 - 11/07/12 05:07 AM Attachment (32 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Optical configurations of the 60-inch scope Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507925 - 11/07/12 05:21 AM Attachment (26 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The CHARA Interferometric Array http://www.mtwilson.edu/vir/CHARA.php Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507926 - 11/07/12 05:23 AM Attachment (32 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You are here Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507929 - 11/07/12 05:25 AM Attachment (45 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My wife and the dome housing the 100-inch Hooker Telescope Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507931 - 11/07/12 05:27 AM Attachment (39 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The 100-inch Hooker Telescope as seen from the Visitors Gallery http://www.mtwilson.edu/vir/100in.php Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5507933 - 11/07/12 05:30 AM Attachment (48 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The observing chair Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 9 registered and 12 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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