Christmas is a great time to look for a telescope for your budding amateur astronomer. But there are some things to keep in ...

It’s hard to understate the importance of Mount Wilson to the field of astronomy: It is home to the 100-inch Hooker telescope, which Edwin Hubble used a century ago to make observations that ...

It's hard to understate the importance of Mount Wilson to the field of astronomy: It is home to the 100-inch Hooker telescope, which Edwin Hubble used a century ago to make observations that ...

Wilson, a 5,710-foot peak in the San Gabriel Mountains – and the Mount Wilson Observatory, an astronomical observatory that houses some very important telescopes ... About 60 people had been ...

Butler leads the discovery of 70 of the first 100 extrasolar planets detected. The 6.5-meter Magellan Baade telescope at Las Campanas Observatory sees first light. Two years later the 6.5-meter ...

a 5,710-foot peak in the San Gabriel Mountains – and the Mount Wilson Observatory, an astronomical observatory that houses some very important telescopes and was conceived and founded in 1904 by ...

A wildfire burning in Los Angeles County is approaching a famous observatory located on Mount Wilson ... instruments including the 100-inch Hooker Telescope, one of the most famous telescopes ...

For most of Friday the fire climbed Mount Wilson ... for 60 years and remembers a fire in the area in the late 1970s. “I had a pump truck here and they would hand me an inch-and-a-half hose ...

But the Mount Wilson Observatory and the telescope were not damaged, thanks to firefighters' efforts, said L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone. "No buildings or infrastructure have been damaged ...

are the best fit for this mount. For example, it is perfectly capable of providing a solid platform for the highly popular 8-inch (20cm) Schmidt Cassegrain telescope. The EQ-5 is also highly ...

January's new moon means less lunar glare, so make the most of the darker skies with our expertly researched guide to the best telescopes for seeing planets. January 29's new moon, when the moon ...