MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY

The Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO) is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 1,740-metre (5,710-foot) peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles.
The observatory contains two historically important telescopes: the 100-inch (2.5 m) Hooker telescope, which was the largest aperture telescope in the world from its completion in 1917 to 1949, and the 60-inch telescope which was the largest operational telescope in the world when it was completed in 1908. It also contains the Snow solar telescope completed in 1905, the 60 foot (18 m) solar tower completed in 1908, the 150 foot (46 m) solar tower completed in 1912, and the CHARA array, built by Georgia State University, which became fully operational in 2004 and was the largest optical interferometer in the world at its completion.
Due to the inversion layer that traps warm air and smog over Los Angeles, Mount Wilson has steadier air than any other location in North America, making it ideal for astronomy and in particular for interferometry. The increasing light pollution due to the growth of greater Los Angeles has limited the ability of the observatory to engage in deep space astronomy, but it remains a productive center, with the CHARA Array continuing important stellar research.

[@bradstewart7387]

Thank you for taking us on the adventures! Love the energy of you two :)

[@SWExplore]

Brad, you are most welcome. We haven't done much in the way of videos lately but we are planning some interesting ones coming up within the month. We were going to do the Kern River and Lake Isabella, but the temps are going to be in the low 100s, so we called that off for now. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Much appreciated!

[@TheJomad]

Very cool! I love mount Wilson and I didn't know about most of the info you shared. Thanks for sharing!

[@bradstewart7387]

That was amazing. Thank you :)

[@SWExplore]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@tormenta91303]

I love the way you both narrate things. Soothing voices ☺️

[@SWExplore]

Thanks so much Nelly! We appreciate your watching our videos and support for our channel. 😀

[@mistygreene5173]

Yeah I bet they get a lot ufo sightings

[@SWExplore]

After watching a movie entitled, "The Phenomenon" on Amazon Prime ($3.99), I feel reassured that "they" (whomever they are) do not want us playing with nuclear explosives.

[@amneziak]

So do you have to park and walk to the observatory or is there parking at the observatory itself? Thanks.

[@SWExplore]

There is parking at Mount Wilson next to where all of the communications antennas are located. It is a short walk to visit the observatories from there. Thanks for watching our video!