[AZ-Observing] Re: Fire threatening Mt. Wilson Observatory

  • From: David Hatch <davidchatchsr@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:04:36 -0700 (PDT)

I'll try the picture again.
--- On Mon, 8/31/09, David Hatch <davidchatchsr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: David Hatch <davidchatchsr@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Fire threatening Mt. Wilson Observatory
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 11:01 AM


That brings back to memmory of the forest fire on top of Mount Lemmon in 2003 
that destroyed the small town of Summerhaven, and was threatening the U of A 
SkyCenter 
observatorys on the summit of Mt. Lemmon. I think the observatorys barely 
escaped 
by less than 1 mile. The arrow in the picture is where the observatorys are 
located.
Lets hope the best for Mt. Wilson.
David

--- On Sun, 8/30/09, Gene A Lucas <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Gene A Lucas <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Fire threatening Mt. Wilson Observatory
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 11:34 PM


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
(17250)
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