The Calif. observatory that changed how we think about the universe
Hale moved a solar telescope from the Yerkes Observatory west to Mount Wilson, and the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory (now ...
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OTD In Space - December 20: Mount Wilson Observatory Founded
This astronomical observatory was the brainchild of the solar astronomer George Ellery Hale. He was a professor at the University of Chicago who was famous for discovering magnetic fields in sunspots.