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Mount Wilson Observatory

The Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical observatory founded in 1904 by George Ellery Hale[?], located in California on Mount Wilson[?], near Pasadena.

Its equipment includes 100 inches (2.5 m) and 60 inches (1.50 m) reflecting telescopes.

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