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MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY
 
Mount Wilson Observatory is
located in southern California, at an elevation of 1742 meters. Its proximity
to Los Angeles does in part limit the kinds of nighttime research that
can be done. The sky
brightness at the observatory from Los Angeles is approximately equal
to the sky brightness from the Full Moon. Therefore, every month, every
observatory has a similar problem. However, observations of point sources
such as stars and star clusters, nearby galazies and brighter solar system
objects are feasible. In addition, the sky brightness does not affect observations
of the Sun at the solar towers.
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