About this place
- Overview
- Where Hubble discovered the expanding universe; 60-inch telescope nights
- Horizon
- Mountain summit above LA basin; city light dome to south and west
- Region
- CA, US
- Nearest city
- ~25 km of light pollution
Certified dark-sky park
Mount Wilson Observatory
CA, US · Bright suburban skies
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Park
- Designation
- Observatory
- Sky quality
- Bortle 6 · Bright suburban
Official links
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