“What I see is cool but it’s not identifiably the moon,” he said in his social media post.

The blaze threatened the observatory and communications infrastructure at the peak. Later, an observatory official said it appeared to be under control. By Alexandra E. Petri The Eaton fire, raging ...

As Venus crosses the face of the Sun on 5/6 June for the last time in this century, Astronomers Without Borders will stream the event live to a worldwide audience from historic Mount Wilson ...

Officials with Mount Wilson Observatory reported last night that the Eaton Fire, which reached the top of Mount Wilson, the broadcast hub for Los Angeles, on Thursday now “seems to be under control.” ...

Born June 29, 1868, in Chicago, George Ellery Hale revolutionized American astronomy by, among other things, championing the ...

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Mount Wilson Observatory invites you to celebrate a special milestone—the arrival of a newly donated and restored Steinway grand piano now finding its permanent home on the mountain. Join MWO for ...

The summit of Mount Wilson looms over Pasadena at about 5,715 feet, with the white domes of the observatory buildings and surrounding radio towers visible to drivers along Interstate 210 below. The ...

Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO)—Southern California’s esteemed home to several of the most groundbreaking astronomical discoveries in history—is pleased to present the fourth “Sunday Afternoon Concerts ...