[AZ-Observing] Fire threatening Mt. Wilson Observatory
- From: Gene A Lucas <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:34:27 -0700
Amateur astronomer contacts in southern California have just today
mentioned the very serious fire that is now threatening the historic Mt.
Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains, overlooking Pasadena
and Los Angeles.
Here is the Mt. Wilson web page with the latest information:
http://www.mtwilson.edu/fire.php
Evidently the Observatory staff have been safely evacuated, and fire
crews are on scene and working hard to prevent the fire from sweeping
through the Observatory grounds.
The UCLA/Mt.Wilson Solar Tower web cam would ordinarily provide live
views of the surrounding mountaintop, but the connection seems to be
slow or perhaps not functioning, no doubt due to a high volume of traffic...
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm
Gene Lucas
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