 Distribution of stars in the Solar Neighborhood Survey. Dwarfs stars are red, giants are green. Stars marked with crosses are currently being observed. Almost 2,200 stars have been observed. The clump right of center is the Hyades star cluster. |
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Distribution of stars in the Solar Neighborhood Survey. Dwarfs stars are red, giants are green. Stars marked with crosses are currently being observed. Almost 2,200 stars have been observed. The clump right of center is the Hyades star cluster. |
Driving Map & Directions |
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News from Mount Wilson: 1/6/2012 - U.S. Forest Service undertakes a fire fuels reduction program on Mount Wilson - More here. 12/1/2011 - The Observatory's Cosmic Cafe is closed for the winter. We will reopen the Cafe and resume our 1 pm guided tours on April 1, 2012.
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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. |