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2010 Mount Wilson Calendar is now available for on-line ordering
60-inch Telescope Model - Reserve one from a second edition 100-inch speckle interferometry results have appeared in The Astronomical Journal. Dave Jurasevich's discovery from MWO of a new planetary nebula officially recognized Spectacular Imagery from Mount Wilson's dark skies 2009 MWO Calendar price slashed to $5 plus $3 for each addtional calendar
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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.
Group tours are led by docents of the Mount Wilson Observatory Association. These tours, for which there is a modest fee, must be arranged in advance. Contact Mr. Gale Gant for more information or to schedule a tour. 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 Superintendent Mt. Wilson Observatory Mt. Wilson, CA 91023 Voice: (626) 440-9016 Fax: (626) 405-9814 MWI Business Office and Director's Office Dr. Harold McAlister - Director Ms. Alexandra (Sandy) Land - 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 One Park Place South #720 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mount Wilson Institute Trustees and Officers MWI Board of Trustees: Dr. Charles Townes, Chairman - University of California, Berkeley Mr. Frederick Briggs - Verizon Mr. Hugh Downs - exbtv.com Mr. C. Robert Ferguson - Attorney at Law Mr. Samuel D. Hale - Century Management 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. Eugene N. Parker - University of Chicago Dr. Arthur H. Vaughan - Jet Propulsion Laboratory MWI Officers: Dr. Harold A. McAlister - Director and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Arthur H. Vaughan - Deputy Director Mr. Samuel D. Hale - Chief Financial Officer Mr. Donald Nicholson - Associate Deputy Director for Public Affairs |
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