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News from Mount Wilson: Huell Howser featured Mount Wilson Observatory in a one-hour California's Gold special airing on Southern California PBS stations in June and July. Airtimes are: KCET, Los Angeles, Sunday, June 20 at 7 pm & Saturday, June 26 at 7 pm; KVIE, Sacramento, Thursday, July 1 at 8 pm; KVPT, Fresno, Thursday, July 1 at 8 pm & Sunday, July 18 at 7 pm; KVCR, San Bernardino, Thursday, July 1 at 8 pm. Don't miss it! Professor Charles Townes, leader of Berkeley's Infrared Spatial Interferometer on Mount Wilson and Nobel Laureate for his invention of the maser, reflects on the fiftieth anniversary of the laser. The Michelson Prize, a new award in the field of optical interferometry is being co-sponsered by the Mount Wilson Institute and the International Astronomical Union. New images from the CHARA Array showing the eclipse in the mysterious 27-year binary system epsilon Aurigae have been published in Nature. 2010 Mount Wilson Calendar is now available for on-line ordering 60-inch Telescope Model - Reserve one from a second edition
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Before requesting a specific date, please check the "Calendar of Available Nights" below, to see if the night you are interested in visiting is available. All unavailable nights are marked with an "X". Please note that nights are scheduled either for the first half of the night or for the full night, based upon the calendar date of the beginning of the session. To request a half or a full night, simply check the appropriate space for "first half" or "full night" on the "60-inch Telescope Time Request & Agreement Form" below. We are able to schedule a half night of observing for the first half of the night only. Logistical problems preclude us from scheduling two different groups for the first and second halves of the night. We also do not provide a service for matching different groups to share the same reservation. Please read the "Visitor Information" section below carefully. Downloads:
For further information about observing at the 60-inch telescope, contact Susan McAlister. For information regarding tours of the Observatory, please see the "Visiting Information" page of the Mount Wilson Observatory website, which gives details on both the self-guided tours of the Observatory and the docent-led weekend and holiday walking tours.
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