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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.
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Scientific Access to Telescopes is available to qualified scientists.
For information regarding use of the 100-inch telescope, including fees, please contact the Observatory Director Dr. Harold McAlister.
Regularly scheduled and specially arranged tours of the Observatory are available for the public. More information regarding these tours is available here. These tours are held in the daytime only and do not include looking through a telescope. Public viewing through the 60-inch Telescope is available to individuals and groups. Fee and scheduling information is available here. Requests for historic images taken at the Observatory should be directed to Dr. Dan Lewis of the Huntington Library in San Marino. Please note that the Huntington collection consists only of historical photos of telescopes, observatory buildings, astronomers, etc. and does not include images of astronomical objects. Film shoot access to Observatory facilities is available for appropriate production companies under specific terms and guidelines. Please contact Dr. Harold McAlister for location rates and include information such as the type of film shoot (educational, commercial, entertainment, etc), the size of your film crew, number of locations at the Observatory needed for filming (indoor and outdoor), and the length of the proposed activity. Note that all production companies must also obtain a film permit from the U.S. Forest Service. Additional contacts: MWI Mountain Operations Office Dave Jurasevich, Deputy Director for Operations Mt. Wilson Observatory 466 Foothill Blvd, #327 La Canada, CA 91011 Voice: (626) 440-9016 Fax: (626) 405-9814 MWI Business Office and Director's Office Dr. Harold McAlister, Director Ms. Brenda Stith, Business Manager P.O. Box 1909 Atlanta, Georgia 30301-1909 Voice: (404) 413-5484 Fax: (404) 413-5481 Deliveries: c/o CHARA, Georgia State University 25 Park Place, Suite 607 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mount Wilson Institute Trustees and Officers MWI Board of Trustees: Mr. Samuel D. Hale, Chairman - Century Management Mr. C. Robert Ferguson - Attorney at Law Dr. Luis Ho - Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Mr. Michael H. Horner - Tom Sawyer Camps Mr. Michael Long - Premier Wireless Dr. Harold A. McAlister - Georgia State University Dr. Charles Townes, Chairman Emeritus - University of California, Berkeley Dr. Arthur H. Vaughan - Jet Propulsion Laboratory MWI Emeritus Trustees: Mr. Hugh Downs - ABC News, retired Dr. Eugene N. Parker - University of Chicago MWI Officers: Dr. Harold A. McAlister - Director and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Arthur H. Vaughan - Deputy Director Mr. David Jurasevich - Deputy Director for Operations Mr. Donald Nicholson - Associate Deputy Director for Public Affairs |