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Mount Wilson Observatory
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astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California
Key facts
- Alternative names
- 672 MW
- Organization
- Carnegie Institution for Science
- Location
- Mount Wilson , California, US
- Altitude
- 1,742 m (5,715 ft)
- Website
- www .mtwilson .edu
- 60 inch telescope
- 60-inch telescope 1.5-meter (60 in) reflector
- Hooker telescope
- 2.5-meter (100 in) reflector
- Infrared spatial interferometer
- 3 × 1.7-meter (65 in) reflectors
- Chara array
- 6 × 1-meter (40 in) reflectors
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Archive
- Founded
- 1868
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Also known as
- MWO
- Status
- Active
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