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60-inch Centennial celebrated on November 12, 2008
"The Journey to Palomar" is now on PBS stations nationwide
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Founded in December 1904 by George Ellery Hale, Mount Wilson Observatory would quickly rise to dominate astronomy worldwide. It was successively home to the world's two largest telescopes as well as the most powerful facilities in existence for studying the sun. Those pioneering instruments and the brilliant scientists who used them revolutionized astronomy through such discoveries as:
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In the twenty-first century, the Observatory hosts several of the most technologically advanced facilities in the world for studying astronomical objects with unprecedented resolution and clarity. The 100-inch Hooker telescope remains in active scientific service, and the solar towers are daily collecting data representing the world's longest continuous record of the sun.
Since 1986, Mt. Wilson Observatory has been operated under an agreement with the Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) by the Mount Wilson Institute (MWI), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation whose mission focuses on scientific research, historic preservation, astronomical education and public outreach. Guest institutions operating facilities on the Observatory grounds include: the University of California, Berkeley; Georgia State University; the University of California, Los Angeles; and the University of Southern California. |
| View the Universe through Mount Wilson's historic 60-inch telescope, the largest in the world made exclusively available to the public. Celebrate your special occasion or indulge your interest in astronomy with a memorable and unique experience. Many great nights of observing are still available for the 2008 season and 2009 will be opening for reservations soon. |
| 60-inch Centennial Celebrated - The 100th anniversary of "first light" with Mount Wilson's historic 60-inch telescope was acknowledged by an event on November 12, 2008. |
| Support the Observatory by joining The Friends of Mount Wilson Observatory with a tax-deductible membership. |
| Become a Volunteer - Mount Wilson is actively recruiting volunteer docents to lead guided tours of the Observatory and its historic facilities. |
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