Lick Observatory

Historic photos

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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

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