Gazing Into the Past and Future at Historic Observatories
about 10 months ago (12/12/2023)
Gazing Into the Past and Future at Historic Observatories - The New York Times Travel | Gazing Into the Past and Future at Historic Observatories https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/travel/historic-observatories.html Share full article 58 An archival photograph of the moon, taken at Lick Observatory, near San Jose, Calif. Credit... Special Collections, University Library, University of California Santa Cruz, (Lick Observatory Records) Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Share full article 58 By Kim Beil Nov. 7, 2023 At the top of Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, Calif., Lick Observatory looks out over the dense sprawl of the San Francisco Bay Area. On a clear day from the 4,200-foot summit, you can see San Francisco to the north, as well as the entrance to Yosemite Valley, 120 miles east, as the crow flies. At night you can see even farther — millions of light-years into space.