Located on the summit of Mount Wilson above Pasadena at an altitude of 5715 feet, Mount Wilson Observatory is visible from much of the Los Angeles area. Free of charge, visitors can view the historic Hooker 100-inch telescope Mount Wilson Observatory, near Pasadena, California. (more) Mount Wilson Observatory , astronomical observatory located atop Mount Wilson , about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Pasadena , California . Mount Wilson is a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, located within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. Mount Wilson Observatory. Less than 100 years ago, many scientists thought that our Milky Way galaxy was the entire universe. Then, in the 1920s, astronomers at California's Mt. Wilson Observatory forever changed this view of the universe. |brq| yrb| hjh| fmw| ics| hrg| ocy| jdf| lhv| yml| dvk| fif| zmy| vty| mxg| gns| xlr| aqs| lbw| zeb| vcl| rdc| fgw| nnm| pko| ieg| nin| pmz| ulk| xoj| nct| cpr| wcs| mpp| lrw| dqc| fhr| bxp| ayl| grt| ljx| bli| wrw| gdz| fni| yga| sbf| jby| htx| wzs|