Lick Observatory: Over 100 Years of Discovery

Lick Observatory, the first permanently occupied mountaintop observatory, has been at the forefront of astronomical research for more than 100 years. Enjoy an insider's tour of Mt. Hamilton's major telescopes and hear Lick's astronomers and astrophysicists talk about the Observatory's remarkable accomplishments - from early discoveries to modern day research. [8/2001] [Science] [Show ID: 5928]

Category:

Education

Tags:

• astronomy
• Lick
• Observatory
• telescope

[DrBillRoe]

AWSOME! VERY WELL DONE!! THANK YOU!!

[not2brightMOM]

This video convinced us to go visit LICK today... very interesting! And to think we've lived within 90 minutes for over 30 years, and never visited... =0

[fevepe2001]

102 Años del informe H.D. Curtis de Chile en Copiapó

[2011rhythmdivine]

The laboratory was built to last. Congrats for a job well done and a footage so nice.

[Margiana123]

Wonderful video of it. My parents took me as a child and now I'm planning to take my own son.

@pokemoncp123 Are you really? Who built it.

[pokemoncp123]

Bet you didnt know Im related to the guy who built this!

[calypsocoffee]

Great job.

Ooh, it's cool observatory. We had one near where i am and then it was blown down by this great storm. The autumn night was real bad, electricity was cut off too.

[FiliberkeNys]

Lick Observatory - Mount Hamilton in California is manged by UCSC University California Santa Cruz.