El Observatorio astronómico del Monte Wilson es uno de los observatorios astronómicos más grandes de Estados Unidos, fundado en 1904 por el astrofísico George Ellery Hale .
Se levanta 32 km al noreste de Los Ángeles, a una altura de 1740 msnm[2] y está dotado de un instrumento principal con un espejo de 254 cm de diámetro, llamado telescopio Hooker, en honor del magnate californiano John D. Hooker, quien donó en 1906 los 45.000 dólares necesarios para su construcción. Otros instrumentos importantes son dos torres solares de 18 y 46 metros de altura y un telescopio reflector de 150 cm.
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