Blog #3- LakeLyn Bagge

       Mount Wilson Observatory embeds a lot of historical discoveries are located on a 5,000-foot high mountain. Mount Wilson Observatory is located in the Los Angeles National Forest which is home to several telescopes. The most famous and notable discovery that put Mount Wilson Observatory into existence was in 1904 when George Ellery Hale began working on the mountaintop. Hale was a pioneer who was involved in the field of astrophysics. He also studied the chemical and physical process of the stars. With minimal researchers and specialists going with him, Hale began to turn into the world's first cosmic research office. 

Shortly after the biggest telescope was established, the 100-inch went into development which would capture the stars and nebulae. Hubble used the 100-inch to make his discovery that the universe was still extending. This telescope leads to the comprehension of our notion of the Big Bang model/theory. Establishing the new field of astronomy, Hale looked to comprehend the physical procedures that occurred in the Sun and other progressively removed stars. The innovations to separate the data encoded in the light from far off galactic articles. 

Joined with terrestrial research facilities where vast conditions could be copied, this little gathering of researchers started the procedure of interpreting the light from items that lone new, ground-breaking telescopes and instruments could distinguish, opening the privileged insights of life and demise among the stars. Each new answer brought new questions, and every triumph brought new difficulties. The logical procedure of stargazing started over a century prior at Mount Wilson proceeds with today around the globe and in space with so many instruments as the Hubble Space Telescope, named for one of Mount Wilson's remarkable cosmologists. The articles depict a portion of the unprecedented troubles and achievements of the early spearheading long stretches of a remote and confined peak observatory.   

Another notable achievement to touch on was that Mount Wilson's 100-inch telescope set up for our comprehension of astronomical separations to cosmic systems. Edwin Hubble was utilizing the office during the 1920s when he found something fascinating in photographic plates of Andromeda. At the time, Andromeda was accepted to be a winding cloud — a tremendous gathering of gas in the universe. In any case, Hubble saw a Cepheid variable star inside the cosmic system. This kind of factor star has an anticipated glow, which means it very well may be utilized as a kind of "standard flame" to quantify galactic separations. Hubble discovered that Andromeda was far enough away that it had to. And if that were true of Andromeda — which is relatively close and bright to Earth — it would be true of all other "spiral nebulas" as well" (Howell, Space.com). Mount Wilson participated in an examination to very precisely measurethe speed of light by Albert Michelson. He received a Nobel Prize for his portion of the experiment. I am so excited to be able to participate in this incredible experience. This is definitely a once in a lifetime offer.