Raging wildfire threatens historic Mount Wilson Observatory and communication towers

LOS ANGELES — Mount Wilson opened the heavens and then became a modern hub for communications on Earth. Now it is threatened by a force of nature that humans may be powerless to control.

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  • ksastro wtf? "...Cabeus as Palomar Observatory on Mt. Wilson used adaptive optics to capture..." Palomar is on Mt.Wilson!? No. https://bit.ly/1P08R
  • johnslama Interesting photo tonight of Mt. Wilson cam with full moon and a sea of low clouds: https://yfrog.com/13lmlgj
  • MarylandTraffic GARRISON: Crash: Reisterstown Rd. btwn McDonough Rd & Mt. Wilson Lane, crash blocks right lane #baltraffic
  • power88_lv Towercam Image From the Mount Wilson Observatory, Mt. Wilson, California. Elevation: 5,700 ft. 10-6-09 9:08am https://yfrog.com/0bc2zyj
  • dchud making a new video of 7726 images (every two minutes) of the Mt. Wilson Observatory towercam to post.
  • RealGloriaFe Unfortunately we didn't go to Mt. Wilson as previously planned because the weather was not that good...maybe next weekend?
  • Alonis SoCal: RT @jpalmjr: Mt. Wilson has turned the camera towards the Sheep fire. https://twitpic.com/k5kyp https://bit.ly/JiDIb
  • jpalmjr Mt. Wilson has turned the camera towards the Sheep fire. https://twitpic.com/k5kyp https://bit.ly/JiDIb
  • RealGloriaFe I'm so excited to see the gardens in Mt. Wilson tomorrow...hoping it's not gonna rain. Fingers crossed!

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  • mcgeneral MarylandTraffic: GARRISON: Crash: Reisterstown Rd. btwn McDonough Rd & Mt.
  • jennywilson Jenny Wilson Trio @ Mt State Brew Co - tomorrow - Deep Creek Lake https://bit.ly/sl8Oa
  • theblackbook Leading Silicon Valley Lawyer Craig Johnson Passes Away
  • basst74 sciencestage.com Video: Feuer am Mt. Wilson [Astrodicticum Simplex] https://bit.ly/cayPp
  • alonis77 SoCal: RT @jpalmjr: Mt. Wilson has turned the camera towards the Sheep fire.
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  • jennywilson Jenny Wilson Trio @ Mt State Brew Co - Wednesday - Deep Creek Lake https://bit.ly/sl8Oa
  • beechbum MT @politicalcrunch: FDR, Wilson, Truman & Kennedy supported strong military, were they Fascists || Not what makes fascism is it. #p2 #tcot
  • evullo @cyberetto I used to go rock climbing at Mt Wilson years ago .. it's such a lovely spot, thanks for sharing your photos :-)
  • basst74 sciencestage.com Mt. Wilson Observatory escapes serious damage https://bit.ly/18SZwA
  • saraliz meaningful pic of einstein on mt wilson from daniel. other meaningful things that happened today: survived glendale dmv and got my cali license.
  • imcdermo Mission Accomplished | The Mt. Wilson Toll Road Informer
  • susankitchens Mt. Wilson toll road: accessible at last, just not open!
  • astroengine Mt Wilson Timelapse Sept 4th - 7th
  • jennywilson Jenny Wilson Trio @ Mt State Brew Co - Wednesday - Deep Creek, MD https://bit.ly/sl8Oa
  • materialsdave Super time-lapse video of the wildfires threatening the Mt. Wilson observatory.
  • northwestfire Weather Forecasts Causes Renewed Concern Over Mt. Wilson https://bit.ly/1MjETe
  • polymath22 RT @GregWHoward:Obama has cemented is place on Mt. Douchemore with Carter, Harding and Wilson.
  • noetical Weather forecasts causes renewed concern over Mt. Wilson https://bit.ly/6kWCm #green #ecofriendly
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