On Dec. 20, 1904, the Mount Wilson Observatory was established. Mount Wilson Observatory: Seeing Venus Transit 2012 (Photos) The sun increases over the Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California on Sept. 18, 2020, the morning after the Bobcat Fire came precariously close to the center. (Image credit: Mount Wilson Observatory) In 1889, 2 Harvard astronomers started evaluating out the observing conditions at Mount Wilson, however rain and snow harmed numerous of their instruments– not to discuss the clouds that obstructed their view of the stars.
On Dec. 20, 1904, the Mount Wilson Observatory was founded. Mount Wilson Observatory: Seeing Venus Transit 2012 (Photos) The sun increases over the Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California on Sept. 18, 2020, the early morning after the Bobcat Fire came precariously close to the facility. (Image credit: Mount Wilson Observatory) In 1889, 2 Harvard astronomers began checking out the observing conditions at Mount Wilson, but rain and snow damaged many of their instruments– not to point out the clouds that blocked their view of the stars.