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Lick Observatory

(California observatory of long standing)

Lick Observatory, on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, is a 100+ year old observatory owned and operated by the University of California. Among its telescopes:

The observatory remains viable for research despite its location adjacent to a major city: light pollution is reduced in the general vicinity through the use of sodium street lights.


(observatory,visible light,ground,California)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lick_Observatory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Donald_Shane_telescope
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Planet_Finder
https://www.ucolick.org/main/index.html

Referenced by pages:
Automated Planet Finder (APF)
coudé focus telescope
CTIO Upper-Scorpius OB Association Survey (UScoCTIO)
Lick indices
Lick Observatory Calcium Line Survey (LkCl)
Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS)
Shane Telescope
Washington Double Star Catalog (WDS)

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