Heart of Glass: 100 Years of the 100-Inch Telescope

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Heart of Glass: 100 Years of the 100-Inch Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory

Take a peek inside the great 100-inch "Hooker" telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory with a look back in time. Dr. Hunt is the Chair of the Carnegie Observatories history committee, and is the curator of the glass plate collection. Learn about how the 100-inch glass mirror was cast, brought up the mountain, installed, and the story of first light. In the last 100 years, major discoveries happened on this telescope that changed our understanding of the universe.

Recorded: October 15, 2017, Pasadena, CA
Speaker: Dr. Cindy Hunt
Location: Carnegie Observatories

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