Lick Observatory
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[edit] Historic photos
[edit] Historic American Buildings Survey
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Partial view of west front, looking south
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West entrance
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Observatory south tower, looking southwest
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Observatory north tower, looking northeast
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Detail, observatory south tower
[edit] Present day views
- The observatory peak, main building
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The observatory from Grant Ranch
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Main building as viewed from the 120-inch reflector site
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A dormitory building
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Original seismographic record of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake on display
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Night view of Lick Observatory from Grant County Park showing open dome with telescope, stars track across sky in long exposure
- 120-inch 'Shane' reflector
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The primary 3 meter (120 inch) mirror is inside the yellow ring at the base of the tube
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A scheme illustrating the 3 mirrors and the foci of the Shane reflector
