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Lick Observatory will host a safe, up-close viewing of the May 20th partial solar eclipse through a solar telescope (SolarMax II). [More information]

Free Transit of Venus Lecture Series, May 18, May 25, and June 1 at UCSC, 7pm. Learn more about Venus, her historical transits, and why she's not more like Earth. On June 5, view Venus' transit through a solar telescope. [More information]

On June 5, 2012, Lick Observatory will be closed until 2pm. After 2pm only ticket holders for the Transit of Venus viewing will be admitted. Tickets to this event are SOLD OUT.

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Interferometry Reveals how Black Holes are Fueled

Time Machine to Study Early Universe

Kepler app Puts Distant Planets at your Fingertips

Clocking an Accelerating Universe: First Results from BOSS

Images Capture Merger of Dwarf Galaxies

Nearby Companion Dwarf Galaxy Discovered

New Super-earth Discovered in Habitable Zone of Nearby Star


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Aerial view of Mt. Hamilton by Laurie Hatch

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