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	Mount Wilson Observatory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,715 foot (1,742 m) peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles.
		The Mount Wilson Solar Observatory was first funded by the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1904, two years after its own founding, and that foundation is still the main supporter of the observatory.
		The mounting and structure for the telescope was built in San Francisco and barely survived the 1906 earthquake.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Wilson_Observatory (1177 words)

	Mount Wilson Observatory. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Mount Wilson Observatory, Los Angeles co., S Calif. at Mt. Wilson, San Gabriel Mts., 16 mi/26 km NE of downtown Los Angeles and 7 mi/11.3 km NE of Pasadena in Angeles Natl.
		Wilson Observatory was founded in 1904 by George E. Hale.
		Principal research programs that have been conducted at the observatory include studies of the structure and dimensions of the universe and the physical nature, chemical composition, and evolution of celestial bodies.
	www.bartleby.com /69/88/M11288.html (210 words)

	Mount Wilson (California) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mount Wilson lies in the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California.
		Mount Wilson is the location of several RF antennas broadcasting the majority of television and radio transmissions to the Greater Los Angeles Area.
		Mount Wilson is named after Benjamin Wilson, a settler who arrived in California in 1841 and built the first "modern" trail to its summit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Wilson_(California) (208 words)

	National Park Service: Astronomy and Astrophysics (Mount Wilson Observatory)
		Mount Wilson Observatory, placed in operation in 1904, was the second (after Lick) of the great astronomical research observatories to be established in the Far West.
		The decision of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, DC, to build the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles was made at the urging of Dr. George Ellery Hale, the organizer and director of the Yerkes observatory at William's Bay, Wisconsin.
		Michelson mounted a rotating octagonal mirror on Mount Wilson, and used it to reflect a beam of light to a flat mirror mounted on nearby Mount Baldy.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky5/astro4d.htm (3535 words)

	AllRefer.com - Mount Wilson Observatory (Astronomical Observatories) - Encyclopedia
		Mount Wilson Observatory, astronomical observatory located in California on Mt. Wilson, near Pasadena.
		When it becomes operational in 2000, the signals from the six telescopes will be combined and analyzed by a computer using optical interferometry techniques, producing the equivalent of the light-gathering power of a single telescope with a 1,300-ft (400-m) aperture.
		The observatory, along with the Palomar Observatory (see under Palomar Mountain), was formerly part of the Hale Observatories, which were jointly administered by the California Institute of Technology and the Carnegie Institution.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MtWilson.html (373 words)

	Armchair World: Mount Wilson Observatory - The Hooker Telescope and the CHARA array.
		Mount Wilson Observatory is perched above the Los Angeles basin, above the smog and in a paradoxically ideal location for an observatory.
		And transporting the parts up the Mount Wilson Toll Road by mule and mule-assisted truck was in itself a combination of ingenuity, brute force and determination.
		Mount Wilson is about 25 miles from La Canada via the Angeles Crest Highway and the five mile Mount Wilson Road (no "toll" fee required).
	www.armchair.com /escape/mtwilson/mwilson1.html (786 words)

	MWO: Insider View
		The founding of the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory, as it was called for the first thirteen years of it operation, is closely tied to the Carnegie Institution of Washington, which was established in 1902 to support original research in the natural sciences.
		For the next forty-four years, the Mount Wilson Observatory (the word ‘Solar’ was dropped from the name when the 100-inch telescope began operating in 1917) was home to the largest solar and stellar telescopes in the world, dominating the field of astronomy and turning out an unparalleled volume of scientific research.
		However, the observatory feels that the NPS does not properly maintain the public facilities: they do not keep the area under their domain free of rubbish; they neither keep the restrooms clean nor stocked with toilet paper and soap; and the public drinking fountain is often not operational.
	www.astrophys-assist.com /educate/mwo (12381 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Big Bang observatory reaches 100
		Mount Wilson Observatory measured the size of the Universe, found the first evidence in favour of the Big Bang and this month celebrates its 100th birthday.
		The man who best exploited the power of the Mount Wilson telescopes was Edwin Hubble, whose first great discovery was to show in 1923 that the faint smudges that populated the heavens were in fact remote galaxies, each one consisting of billions of stars.
		Mount Wilson still conducts research, but its astronomers tend to use specialised instruments to study nearby stars (including the Sun) rather than stare at the distant galaxies through the giant telescopes, which still remain as monuments to the extraordinary discoveries that were made between the wars.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/4104951.stm (950 words)

	Mount Wilson -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		A highway leads to the summit, an eroded plateau that is the site of a famous astronomical observatory, the Mount Wilson Observatory (established 1904), built by the Carnegie Institution and now operated by the Mount Wilson Institute.
		For years the Mount Wilson Observatory and the Palomar Observatory (q.v.), near San Diego, were operated jointly as the Hale Observatories by the Carnegie Institution of Washington...
		Tuzo Wilson helped rekindle the concept of plate tectonics with his important 1965 paper “A New Class of Faults and Their Bearing on Continental Drift,” which introduced his theory of an entirely new class of geologic faults, transform faults—that is, boundaries of plates that slide past each other—as a third type of movement in...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9077132 (807 words)

	Carnegie Observatories - General Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hale, inventor of the spectroheliograph, discoverer of solar magnetism, and one of the founders of modern astrophysics, was determined to push beyond the descriptive astronomy of earlier generations to understand the internal physics of the Sun and the stars.
		The principal telescopes at Las Campanas are the Swope 1-meter telescope, the du Pont 2.5-meter telescope, and the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes.
		The assurance of generous long-term support permits Observatories scientists to pursue long-term projects whose pace is dictated by the pace of discovery itself, rather than by the need to justify the next grant or the next allocation of telescope time.
	www.ociw.edu /ociw/about (1094 words)

	Mount Wilson Observatory
		Historic Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical research facility located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California.
		The observatory is open to visitors every day from 10 AM to 4 PM from the first weekend of April through the last weekend of November, weather permitting.
		Walking tours of the observatory are led by docents provided by the Mount Wilson Observatory Association at 1 PM on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from the first weekend of April through the last weekend of November, weather permitting.
	www.mtwilson.edu /vis/index.php (770 words)

	Letters To The Mount Wilson Observatory
		The Mount Wilson Observatory lies a short distance north east of Pasadena, California at an altitude of 5,704 feet above the sea in the range of mountains known as The Sierra Madre.
		The idea for the observatory was conceived in the early years of the twentieth century by Dr.
		Hussey of the Lick Observatory, Dr. Hale soon realized the stellar as well as solar observation potential of Mount Wilson, and by 1908 the 60 inch reflector, the largest actively used telescope in existence, was routinely probing the interstellar depths of the California night sky.
	www.mjt.org /exhibits/letters/let_int.htm (642 words)

	Mount Wilson Observatory
		Mount Wilson ushered in 20th century astronomy and defined the field for much of the 20th century.
		As Mount Wilson Observatory begins its second century we take a look back at the first 100 years of one of the most productive scientific institutions in history.
		Guest institutions operating facilities on the Observatory grounds include: the University of California, Berkeley; Georgia State University; University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; the University of California, Los Angeles; and the University of Southern California.
	www.mtwilson.edu (398 words)

	THE TELESCOPES INEDUCATION PROGRAMAT THE MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Observing sessions on TIE instruments are conducted by volunteers at the Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO), located in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California.
		Near the end of its stay at Mount Wilson, the instrument became a learning tool and was regularly used by graduate students from Caltech.
		First, a new and permanent home for the telescope had to found: MWI provided the present location of the telescope on Mount Wilson, which is, in fact, the telescope's old residence at MWO, and reconditioned the observatory dome that now houses the telescope.
	www.bisque.com /thesky/tom/tie-2.htm (2392 words)

	Natural History: Eyes on the sky
		A little later, at Mount Wilson, Hale arranged for the construction of two giant reflectors: a sixty-inch telescope completed in 1908 was the largest of its kind in the world at the time, but was superseded in 1917 by the hundred-inch Hooker telescope.
		In spite of its aging facilities, and the light pollution from the constantly growing metropolis below the observatory's solar telescopes are still keeping the longest continuously running record of the Sun's activity; which was Hale's true scientific passion.
		The Hooker telescope has been modernized, and the observatory grounds now host the six telescopes of the CHARA interferometer array, which promises to peer into the sky with more than a hundred times the resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1134/is_10_113/ai_n8589645 (698 words)

	Information about U.S. FDC: 60¢ Mount Wilson Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		From 1918 until 1947 the 100-inch telescope at Mount Wilson was the largest in the world.
		Between 1948 and 1980, Mount Wilson Observatory and Palomar Observatory, operated by Washington, D.C.'s, Carnegie Institution and the California Institute of Technology, were known as the Hale Observatories.
		In addition to the 100-inch telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory boasts a large array of precision instruments, including two solar telescopes that Hale used to discover sunspot polarities and magnetic fields.
	www.unicover.com /EA1CA3JJ.HTM (411 words)

	The Mount Wilson Observatory Association (MWOA)
		The Observatory itself is operated by the Mount Wilson Institute (MWI).
		Because the public's access to Mt. Wilson Observatory is through Skyline Park, this means the Observatory must be closed to visitors during this time too.
		Hamilton at Lick Observatory, and on Kitt Peak at the National Observatory.
	www.mwoa.org (1235 words)

	AstronomyOutreach network - AstronomyPeople - Donald S. Nicholson
		Don's father, Seth Nicholson, was a staff astronomer (1915-1957) at the Mount Wilson Observatory and Don spent much of his youth there where he began a lifelong interest in science.
		This long association with the Observatory has given him a unique perspective on the history and accomplishments of that institution and its notable astronomical staff, many of whom he knew personally.
		The Observatory's 60-inch Telescope is also available for a night of viewing to groups of up to 25 people.
	www.astronomyoutreach.net /astronomers.d/nicholson.d (349 words)

	Mount Wilson Observatory -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		astronomical research unit that included the Palomar Observatory of the California Institute of Technology and the Mount Wilson Observatory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. Both observatories were established under the guidance of the American astronomer George Ellery Hale.
		The observatory is the site of the famous Hale telescope, a reflector with a 5-metre (200-inch) aperture that has proved instrumental in cosmological research.
		It was the first major mountaintop observatory built in the United States and the world's first permanently occupied mountaintop observatory.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9054036 (825 words)

	Mount Wilson Observatory
		The CHARA array of six telescopes built by Georgia State University astronomers, when completed in the summer of 2001 will be the world's most powerful interferometer at visible wavelengths.
		The Mount Wilson ADOPTICS System, for the 100" telescope which produces images at visible wavelengths as sharp and clear as if the telescope were in space.
		Located just outside Pasadena, California, in the San Gabriel Mountains, the Observatory has a heritage of major contributions dating from the beginning of this century, and continues to remain at the forefront of observational astronomy and astrophysics.
	oldwww.mtwilson.edu (215 words)

	OBSERVATORY FLIPBOOK: Mount Wilson Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mount Wilson Observatory is located in southern California, at an elevation of 1742 meters.
		The sky brightness at the observatory from Los Angeles is approximately equal to the sky brightness from the Full Moon.
		However, observations of point sources such as stars and star clusters, nearby galazies and brighter solar system objects are feasible.
	btc.montana.edu /ceres/html/MtnQuest/mtwilson.html (97 words)

	Mercury: Life on the Mountain: An Astronomical Family Scrapbook of Mount Wilson Observatory.@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Astronomers at Mount Wilson Observatory, established early in the 20th century, discuss working at a mountain-top observatory.
		Astronomical discoveries on the mountain are recalled by the son of one of the observatories earliest astronomers, Seth B. Nicholson.
		Scientific moments at the observatory included experiments into the definitive speed of light and the first direct measurements of stellar diameters.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:53947114&... (226 words)

	Touring Mt. Wilson Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Observatory grounds and Skyline Park are open to the public seven days a week from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, although winter weather conditions may sometimes cause closures or restrict access.
		These guided tours take visitors to the Observatory's astronomical museum, past the UCLA 150-foot solar tower telescope and the dome of the 60-inch telescope, and into the visitors' gallery of the 100-inch Hooker telescope (where the telescope can be seen through a big window).
		About 40 students and their advisors under the leadership of Sheila Griffin arrived (right on time) at the gate and were escorted to the parking lot.
	www.mwoa.org /tour.html (783 words)

	Mt. Wilson 150-Foot Solar Tower Current Towercam Image
		From the Mount Wilson Observatory, Mt. Wilson, California.
		In the the lower right-hand corner can also be seen the 60-inch telescope dome.
		February 3, 2006 at 17:03 P.S.T. Observatory weather: a few thin cirrus; winds calm; 53 degrees.
	www.astro.ucla.edu /~obs/towercam.htm (129 words)

	Mount Wilson Observatory on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY [Mount Wilson Observatory] astronomical observatory located in California on Mt. Wilson, near Pasadena.
		NASA Telescopes in Education Program Offers Teachers, Students Access to Mount Wilson Observatory Equipment.
		GSU scientists enhance galactic reach of telescopes at California observatory
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MtW1ilson.asp (462 words)

	Mount Wilson Observatory Clear Sky Clock
		At a glance, it shows when it will be cloudy or clear for up to the next two days.
		It's a prediction of when Mount Wilson Observatory, CA, will have good weather for astronomical observing.
		So, I (Attilla Danko) wrote a script to generate the images like the one above which summarizes CMC's forecast images just for Mount Wilson Observatory and the surroundings out to about 10 miles.
	cleardarksky.com /c/MtWilsonOBCAkey.html (1354 words)

	Mercury: The Telescopes in Education Program at Mount Wilson observatory. (includes related article)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mercury: The Telescopes in Education Program at Mount Wilson observatory.
		The Telescopes in Education Program at Mount Wilson observatory.
		Mount Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains was decommissioned due to light pollution from Los Angeles, but a 24-inch telescope used to observe the Moon in the 1960s has been restored and reconfigured to participate in the TIE program at Mount Wilson.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:20968488&... (216 words)

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