A California wildfire nearly destroyed the historic Lick observatory

Re:A California wildfire nearly destroyed the historic Lick ... by mark-r on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @11:14AM (#24342668)

Mount Hamilton is one of my favorite places on earth, even though I've only been there twice. You feel like you're seeing the best that nature and man can produce, both at the same time. I'm glad they were able to save the observatory.

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Re:A California wildfire nearly destroyed the historic Lick ... by basementcat on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @11:22AM (#24342761)

I had similar feelings climbing Mt Wilson near Los Angeles and Mauna Kea in the big island of Hawaii.

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Re:A California wildfire nearly destroyed the historic Lick ... by 50 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @01:31PM (#24344320)

I was once a student at a community college taking an astronomy course and was required to visit an observatory to write a reflection piece. I ended up visiting Mt. Wilson Observatory. Boy, did I think my beat-up, 2002 Honda Civic coupe would not make it up there due to the incline - my friends and I were in awe of how we were driving "in the clouds" (or maybe it was just fog?). I loved it up there! If I recall correctly, they had this shack where you could buy your tour pass and food.

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