Lick Observatory: Unraveling cosmic mysteries from an otherworldly 'little town'
Atop Mount Hamilton, an entire community of scientists lives at Lick Observatory, observing the heavens. Here's what it's like inside.
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Atop Mount Hamilton, an entire community of scientists lives at Lick Observatory, observing the heavens. Here's what it's like inside.
Atop Mount Hamilton, an entire community of scientists lives at Lick Observatory, observing the heavens. Here's what it's like inside.
At the top of Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, Lick Observatory looks out over the dense sprawl of the San Francisco Bay Area. On a clear da
Rare birds explore Mt. Hamilton and the Diablo Range's grasslands, plateaus and peaks.
Berkeley Distinguished Professor of Astronomy Alex Filippenko hosted a casual star-gazing session with friends in Woodside, California, on May 18. That night, he captured pictures of galactic objects and stars, one of which pictured the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101.