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Bookmark or Share- UNIVERSITy OF CALIFORNIA OBSERVATORIES N LICK lickLick Observatory was the world’s first permanently equipped mountaintop astronomical observatory. It demonstrated the feasibility of sustained work at a high, remote site, where the best observing conditions are found. Almost all subse - quent research observatories have fol - lowed suit. Lick’s pioneering influence and
- Visit - Lick ObservatoryThe observatory is open to the public year-round Saturday and Sunday, from 12 to 5 p.m. Admission is free, and tours of inside the dome of the 36-inch Great Refractor are given every hour on the half hour by the Gift Shop.
- Lick Observatory – Astronomy Science and Technology LeaderLick Observatory is a multi-campus research unit owned and operated by the University of California. It is a major site in the University of California Observatories (UCO), which is headquartered at UC Santa Cruz and responsible for its operations.
- Lick Observatory | San JoseOn the forefront of astronomical research since 1888 (before there was even a road up Mount Hamilton) the Lick Observatory is nothing short of an icon, with its foundation set firmly in Silicon Valley innovation and technological prowess.
- University of California Observatories – A multi-campus astronomical ...More than 2,400 guests visit the observatory each year for the Summer Series. Visitors have a chance to view a glimpse of the stars through two historic telescopes and listen to lectures by world-renowned astronomers.
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