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"Super" moonrise over Mount Wilson, May 5, 2012. Copyrighted photo by Dave Jurasevich

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News from Mount Wilson:

4/3/2012 - The Observatory's Cosmic Cafe is now open Friday through Sunday, 10 am until 5 pm. Our program of 1 pm guided tours is once again underway on Saturdays and Sundays.

3/13/2012 - UCLA professor Roger Ulrich's work at the 150-ft Solar Tower telescope is featured in the European magazine International Innovation.

Banner photographs by David Jurasevich.

Mount Wilson Observatory is operated by the Mount Wilson Institute under an agreement with the Carnegie Institution of Washington. The Observatory occupies lands belonging to the USDA Forest Service set aside under a long-term leasehold agreement between CIW and the USDA Forest Service. The Observatory subscribes to the USDA non-discrimination policy as expressed here.

Support the Observatory's Second Century Campaign with your tax-deductible donation.

The Mount Wilson Towercam is now back in service. Reopen your window on Mount Wilson here.

The 2012 Michelson Prize Nomination Deadline Extended - The Mount Wilson Institute, in partnership with Commission 54 of the International Astronomical Union, seeks nominations for the 2012 Michelson Interferometrry Prize, which acknowledges outstanding contributions to the field of optical/infrared interferometry. Click here for details.

Be a Docent Tour Guide - We are now recruiting Docents to participate in our very active guided tour program for 2012. Click here for application information.

In the first half of the 20^th Century, eminent astronomers such as Harlow Shapley and Edwin Hubble used the incomparable facilities of Mount Wilson Observatory to forever alter humankinds view of our place in a vast and expanding Universe.

Today, Mount Wilson's original solar and night-time telescopes, the world's largest for two generations of astronomers, have been joined by new facilities achieving unprecedented high-resolution views of the stars.

Copyrighted photos courtesy David Jurasevich, Steve Golden, and the Huntington Library.

Visit Mount Wilson - The Observatory is open to the public daily from 10 am to 5 pm, March 30 through November 30. On weekends, have lunch at our Cosmic Cafe and then take a Guided Tour that includes entry onto the observing floor of the 100-inch Telescope. At other times, including the winter months, you can arrange for a Special Tour.

Look through the 60-inch telescope - Mount Wilson's historic 60-inch telescope, which revealed before World War I that the sun is not located at the center of the Milky Way, still has nights available during the 2012 season. The views of planets, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies through the 60 inch, among the largest telescopes in the world accessible to the public, are unforgettable.

Explore Mount Wilson On-Line -

Take an incredible spherical panoramic tour.
Watch a 13-minute video narrated by Hugh Downs.
View a picture and word virtual tour.
Study current MWO science.
Learn about the history of MWO.
Check out the website of the CHARA Array.
Look at the latest image of the Observatory from Towercam.
See today's sunspot drawing from the 150-ft solar tower.

We Need Your Support - Mount Wilson Observatory is privately owned and receives no continuing state or federal support. You can help ensure the continued operation of this science heritage site with your tax deductible gift in one of three ways. Click here to find out how you can help preserve and revitalize this world-class treasure of science and engineering.

Photo courtesy Eric Simison, Sea West Enterprises

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