Talk:Lick Observatory

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shouldnt the asteroids of James Edward Keeler be included, or are asteroids not considered significant? Justinhoude 19:30, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)

edited appropriatelyJustinhoude 00:07, May 1, 2005 (UTC)

Lookin' good Gentgeen! I put in the coordinates of San Jose and the altitude in meters (rounded to the nearest hundred). Do we want to keep the "equipment" section, or roll it all into the tabel? Or should we remove that section of the table? --zandperl 23:06, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I don't have a problem with putting the equipment in both the article and in the table, as there is more info on the list than can fit in the table. Also, I only put the largest, most important pieces of equipment in the table, while the CCD camera and the 0.2m scope (ect.) are not on the table.

By the way, I found this page [1] that list the exact location for each piece of equipment on Mt. Hamilton. I changed the location in the table to that of the 3m reflector just because it's the most used telescope on the mountain right now. Gentgeen 08:27, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Photos 2 "Extremely calm" or laminar flow? 3 Discoveries 4 Lick Telescope Image 5 NRHP 6 Trivia

[edit] Photos

Nice new color photo. If we're going to have both photos up, can we identify which telescope is in which dome? Elf | Talk 14:44, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Living near San Jose, I often see both towers of the Lick Observatory on clear days much clearer than in the view from central San Jose picture in the article. Anyone have a better picture? 71.131.38.240 02:20, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Extremely calm" or laminar flow?

Is it the case that the night is "extremely calm" or is it the case, as I vaguely recall reading somewhere, that the important thing is not the air is calm but that the movement of the air is laminar? Dpbsmith (talk) 18:09, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Discoveries

Page says that Lysithea was discovered at Lick, but Lysithea (moon) says it was discovered at Mt. Wilson. What is the source for this statement? Same story for Ananke (moon). Jwissick^(t)(c) 03:02, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Lick Telescope Image

• I've uploaded an 1889 image of the Great Lick Refractor, but adding it to the article throws off the balance. Here's a link to the image for anyone else who wants to try: Image:Lick Telescope 1889.jpg Cuppysfriend 19:19, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Oh, that certainly should be in the article. Particularly considering that a current picture wouldn't be very different... when I visited it I was very struck by the panelling decoratively (I assume the intention was decorative) tilted at different angles. Dpbsmith (talk) 20:17, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NRHP

As to the historic status, the National Register of Historic Places contains two listings for Lick, one, the building itself, and two the telescope, or more specifically the Lick Crossley 36 inch Reflector. The article should reflect that, maybe have seperate sections about each. Good public domain (or what I assume to be public domain anyway) sources exist at the National Park Service's website, building here, telescope here. A mcmurray 08:00, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

Wasn't it starring in the movie: Deep Impact?