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Articles by Mike Simmons |
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Bringing Astronomy to a
Remote Mountaintop Photo: George Ellery Hale and astronomers from Lick Observatory test the conditions on Mount Wilson. It was soon chosen as the site for a new observatory. |
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Entering a New Era in Solar Research Photo: The Snow Solar Telescope, the world's first permenant telescope devoted to solar research. Behind it are the world's first solar tower telescopes, 60 and 150 feet tall. |
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Building the 60-Inch Telescope Photo: Completed in 1908, the 60-inch telescope was the largest in the world until the completion of the 100-inch in 1917. |
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Building the 100-Inch Telescope Photo: After 11 years of construction, the 100-inch telescope was the world's largest from 1917 to 1948. It was used by the world's greatest astronomers including Edwin Hubble who used it for his pioneering work on the expansion of the Universe. |
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Pioneering Solar Observation
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Early Solar Research at Mount Wilson By Walter S. Adams Photo: A large sunspot (left) produces strong magnetic fields shown by the splitting of the lines in its spectrum (right). Magnetic fields in sunspots were discovered at Mount Wilson in 1908. |
