#lickobservatory needs your help:
"Early on Thursday, Dec. 25, severe winds gusting up to 114 miles per hour tore across Mount Hamilton. The multi-ton shutter section fell outward onto the roof of the Great Hall, crushing several structural beams.
The Great Refractor telescope was not damaged […]
"Early on Thursday, Dec. 25, severe winds gusting up to 114 miles per hour tore across Mount Hamilton. The multi-ton shutter section fell outward onto the roof of the Great Hall, crushing several structural beams.
The Great Refractor telescope was not damaged […]
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December 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#lickobservatory needs your help:
"Early on Thursday, Dec. 25, severe winds gusting up to 114 miles per hour tore across Mount Hamilton. The multi-ton shutter section fell outward onto the roof of the Great Hall, crushing several structural beams.
The Great Refractor telescope was not damaged […]
"Early on Thursday, Dec. 25, severe winds gusting up to 114 miles per hour tore across Mount Hamilton. The multi-ton shutter section fell outward onto the roof of the Great Hall, crushing several structural beams.
The Great Refractor telescope was not damaged […]
Oof!
The storm that's been blanketing the Bay Area has been intermittent, but every once in a while it unleashes. On Christmas, I received emergency phone alerts for possible tornadoes & flash flooding. I wish Lick Observatory a speedy recovery.
#LickObservatory
news.ucsc.edu/2025/12/hist...
The storm that's been blanketing the Bay Area has been intermittent, but every once in a while it unleashes. On Christmas, I received emergency phone alerts for possible tornadoes & flash flooding. I wish Lick Observatory a speedy recovery.
#LickObservatory
news.ucsc.edu/2025/12/hist...
Historic Lick Observatory closes to public following significant wind damage
Early on Thursday, Dec. 25, severe winds gusting up to 114 miles per hour tore loose half of the shutter on the 140-year old 36-inch Great Refractor dome. No one was injured.
news.ucsc.edu
December 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Oof!
The storm that's been blanketing the Bay Area has been intermittent, but every once in a while it unleashes. On Christmas, I received emergency phone alerts for possible tornadoes & flash flooding. I wish Lick Observatory a speedy recovery.
#LickObservatory
news.ucsc.edu/2025/12/hist...
The storm that's been blanketing the Bay Area has been intermittent, but every once in a while it unleashes. On Christmas, I received emergency phone alerts for possible tornadoes & flash flooding. I wish Lick Observatory a speedy recovery.
#LickObservatory
news.ucsc.edu/2025/12/hist...
A fun field trip arranged by KQED, San Francisco Public Media. And yes, I got to look through the eyepiece!
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August 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A fun field trip arranged by KQED, San Francisco Public Media. And yes, I got to look through the eyepiece!
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Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California
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July 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California
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Group fears latest #billboard proposal will have long-ranging implications for #SanJose
www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/24/g...
#environment #DTSJ #SiliconValley #Environment #lightpollution #nightsky #Roadsafety #SJC #placemaking #ClimateCrisis #LickObservatory #darksky
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#environment #DTSJ #SiliconValley #Environment #lightpollution #nightsky #Roadsafety #SJC #placemaking #ClimateCrisis #LickObservatory #darksky
Group fears latest billboard proposal will have long-ranging implications for San Jose
A proposal to add digital billboards at four city-owned locations downtown could generate a guaranteed minimum of $21 million over a 20-year period
www.mercurynews.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Group fears latest #billboard proposal will have long-ranging implications for #SanJose
www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/24/g...
#environment #DTSJ #SiliconValley #Environment #lightpollution #nightsky #Roadsafety #SJC #placemaking #ClimateCrisis #LickObservatory #darksky
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#environment #DTSJ #SiliconValley #Environment #lightpollution #nightsky #Roadsafety #SJC #placemaking #ClimateCrisis #LickObservatory #darksky
Astronomy Picture from 26/11/2021
Great Refractor and Lunar Eclipse
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211126.htm<a href="/hashtag/LickObservatory" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#LickObservatorye#LunarEclipser#PartiallyEclipsedMoonp#GreatRefractore#Astrophotographyt#NightSkyN#PleiadesP#Astronomys#Spacey#Cosmologyo#Telescopee#Moonp#Starsn#Observatoryervatory
Great Refractor and Lunar Eclipse
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211126.htm<a href="/hashtag/LickObservatory" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#LickObservatorye#LunarEclipser#PartiallyEclipsedMoonp#GreatRefractore#Astrophotographyt#NightSkyN#PleiadesP#Astronomys#Spacey#Cosmologyo#Telescopee#Moonp#Starsn#Observatoryervatory
February 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Astronomy Picture from 26/11/2021
Great Refractor and Lunar Eclipse
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211126.htm<a href="/hashtag/LickObservatory" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#LickObservatorye#LunarEclipser#PartiallyEclipsedMoonp#GreatRefractore#Astrophotographyt#NightSkyN#PleiadesP#Astronomys#Spacey#Cosmologyo#Telescopee#Moonp#Starsn#Observatoryervatory
Great Refractor and Lunar Eclipse
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211126.htm<a href="/hashtag/LickObservatory" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#LickObservatorye#LunarEclipser#PartiallyEclipsedMoonp#GreatRefractore#Astrophotographyt#NightSkyN#PleiadesP#Astronomys#Spacey#Cosmologyo#Telescopee#Moonp#Starsn#Observatoryervatory
Celestial Giant: The Great Lick Refractor
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#photography #art #FineArt #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #sepia #observatory #LickObservatory #SanJose #SiliconValley #SFBay #SanFrancisco #California @bskyphotos.bsky.social
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, QualityHDR.com
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February 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Celestial Giant: The Great Lick Refractor
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, QualityHDR.com
#photography #art #FineArt #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #sepia #observatory #LickObservatory #SanJose #SiliconValley #SFBay #SanFrancisco #California @bskyphotos.bsky.social
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, QualityHDR.com
#photography #art #FineArt #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #sepia #observatory #LickObservatory #SanJose #SiliconValley #SFBay #SanFrancisco #California @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Venus transited the sun 8 years ago, for the last time in our era.
The 1882 transit was the last one of its era. The photos from Lick Observatory weren’t good enough to improve the Earth-Sun distance and the plates went into storage. Some years ago the images were exhumed & animated. 🔭🧪
The 1882 transit was the last one of its era. The photos from Lick Observatory weren’t good enough to improve the Earth-Sun distance and the plates went into storage. Some years ago the images were exhumed & animated. 🔭🧪
Reanimating the 1882 Transit of Venus
Travel 130 years back in time to watch Venus transit the Sun in 1882, thanks to the discovery of 147 forgotten photographs taken by David Peck Todd from Mount Hamilton in California.
skyandtelescope.org
June 8, 2024 at 6:14 AM
May 21, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Wonderful NYT article about @LickObservatory - beautiful pictures and inspiring quotes from @Elinor42 www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/t...
Reminds us of the importance of these amazing places where people transformed our view of the universe, and of preserving them and the skies they look at
Reminds us of the importance of these amazing places where people transformed our view of the universe, and of preserving them and the skies they look at
November 7, 2023 at 7:14 PM
Wonderful NYT article about @LickObservatory - beautiful pictures and inspiring quotes from @Elinor42 www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/t...
Reminds us of the importance of these amazing places where people transformed our view of the universe, and of preserving them and the skies they look at
Reminds us of the importance of these amazing places where people transformed our view of the universe, and of preserving them and the skies they look at
Cal-Bridge North scholars wrapped up the year with a private tour of the @LickObservatory. A great way to end a successful year!
November 18, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Cal-Bridge North scholars wrapped up the year with a private tour of the @LickObservatory. A great way to end a successful year!
Right now, Ignacio Martín-Navarro from @LickObservatory at our Friday Seminar speaking about "The role of black holes in regulating star formation" @DPE_CSIC @IEEC_space
March 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Right now, Ignacio Martín-Navarro from @LickObservatory at our Friday Seminar speaking about "The role of black holes in regulating star formation" @DPE_CSIC @IEEC_space
Excellent news: Reprieve for historic observatory <a href="http://bit.ly/1qscziK" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/1qscziK I've visited @LickObservatory, it's awesome!
November 14, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Excellent news: Reprieve for historic observatory <a href="http://bit.ly/1qscziK" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/1qscziK I've visited @LickObservatory, it's awesome!
RT @slugnads: FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS RT @btucker22: University of California has announced it will not close/cut @LickObservatory. Hurray!
March 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
RT @slugnads: FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS RT @btucker22: University of California has announced it will not close/cut @LickObservatory. Hurray!
Had an excellent time visiting the @LickObservatory yesterday evening as part of @LIGO meeting.
November 14, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Had an excellent time visiting the @LickObservatory yesterday evening as part of @LIGO meeting.
Sunset shining on #SanFranciscoBay from @LickObservatory at Mt. Hamilton last night
November 2, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Sunset shining on #SanFranciscoBay from @LickObservatory at Mt. Hamilton last night
Enjoyed some Victorian-era state-of-the-art technology @LickObservatory last night.
November 2, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Enjoyed some Victorian-era state-of-the-art technology @LickObservatory last night.