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Observing Through Mount Wilson Observatory's 60-inch Telescope

Date: Friday, August 26, 2016
Time: 7:00 PM
Calendar8/26/2016 7:00:00 PM8/26/2016 7:00:00 PMAmerica/Los_AngelesObserving Through Mount Wilson Observatory's 60-inch Telescope At Mount Wilson Observatoryhttps://www.mtwilson.edu/1map/, Mount Wilson, CA 91023Website: https://mtwilson.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=876117FalseMM/DD/YYYY

Mount Wilson Observatory
https://www.mtwilson.edu/1map/
Mount Wilson, CA 91023
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7PM until 1AM PDT

Spend a memorable evening looking through the historic Mount Wilson 60-inch Telescope. The event includes unequaled observing through the 60-inch telescope from sunset until 1:00AM with a small group of no more than 20 people. This historic telescope saw first light in 1908 and set in motion a quest for ever larger telescopes that continues through today. During the early WWI years, the American astronomer Harlow Shapley used the telescope to show that the sun was located well away from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, thus extending the Copernican Revolution by demonstrating that the sun has no special place in the Universe.

  • No children under age 12 permitted.
  • All ticketed minor children must be accompanied by a ticketed responsible adult
  • No more than four tickets may be purchased by an individual
  • Purchaser agrees to MWI's terms and conditions and specifically acknowledges having read and accepts the cancellation policy as stated at Terms and Conditions
  • All tickets are non-refundable except in the case of technical issues that prevent us from operating the telescope on the scheduled evening.
  • Maps, FAQs, and other logistical information is located at www.mtwilson.edu

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