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MWI Business Office and Director's OfficeP. O. Box 1909Atlanta, Georgia 30301-1909 Voice: (404) 413-5484 Fax: (404) 413-5481 Deliveries: Mount Wilson Institute c/o CHARA, Georgia State Univ. One Park Place South #720 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dr. Harold McAlister - Director Dr. Arthur Vaughan - Deputy Director Mr. Samuel Hale - Chief Financial Officer Mr. Donald Nicholson - Associate Deputy Director for Public Affairs Ms. Alexandra (Sandy) Land - Business Manager |
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The National
Science Foundation has funded several research projects at Mount Wilson
Observatory including: The Infrared Spatial Interferometer from the University of California, Berkeley. The astronomers are testing a third element to complement the two that have operated since 1988. UnISIS, an adaptive optics system using a laser guide star, and developed by the University of Illinois astronomers for the 100" Telescope. The CHARA array of six telescopes built by Georgia State University astronomers, the world's most powerful interferometer at visible wavelengths. The Mount Wilson ADOPT System, for the 100" telescope which produces images at visible wavelengths as sharp and clear as if the telescope were in space. |
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Please see the Information Directory
for further information regarding access to Mount Wilson Observatory
facilities and requests for images. |
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Weather links for Mount Wilson and beyond Cameras on Mount Wilson Forecasts Recent weather observations Satellite images Doppler radar (detects rain) |
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