History of Mt. Wilson Discoveries
Blog Entry #3
Makayla Gallimore
Mt. Wilson was founded in 1904 by George Ellery Hale. Hale brought the Snow Solar Telescope from Yerkes Observatory to Mt. Wilson. He was studying the sun at the time and he wanted a sunnier place to study it. The deep forests of Los Angeles was the perfect fit for Hale and his fellow scientists and engineers. Mt. Wilson was the place of new astrological advances at its time. This was the start of many new discoveries in our Solar System and beyond. Harley Shapley measured the size of the Milky Way Galaxy and he also figured out the position of it compared to earth. To my discovery when researching the history of Mt. Wilson, Edwin Hubble proved that the mysterious spiral nebulae were galaxies far away. The possibilities of seeing this incredible astrology was brought life at Mt. Wilson. Mt. Wilson is known for being the home of the 60 inch telescope. These telescopes were definitely way above their time. This telescope was brought up to a very steep mountain by Mules. I can not even imagine how they did this but it was quite extraordinary. This telescope was finalized in 1908.
Not only did scientists and engineers use the 60 inch telescope but Hubble utilized the 100 inch telescope to analyze his findings of the galaxy far away. The galaxies were seen as “an expanding Universe”. With this new sought out technology, Hale wanted to observe and figure out the processes of the Sun and other various stars in the galaxy. Each star, galaxy, planet that was discovered brought new challenges and excitement along with it. A new dimension was about to be revealed to the whole world. Mt. Wilson was the place of new findings that forever changed the way astronomers looked and analyze the solar system around us. From this discovery, many engineers and scientists use these initial findings and research that Hale and Hubble did to further their knowledge and the world's knowledge of astronomy and astrology.
Citations
“Our Story.” Mount Wilson Observatory, 6 Mar. 2017, www.mtwilson.edu/about-mwo/.
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