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NEW! Picture Book of UC Observatory Facilities (pdf)
Lick Observatory
Our 2013 Summer Visitors Program honors the 125th Anniversary of the Great Lick Refractor. Join us and observe through the Great Refractor and the Nickel Reflector. More info at Music of the Spheres and Summer Visitors Program. Tickets on sale now.
NEW! Download or print Lick Observatory Informational Brochure (pdf)
Greg's Garden: Help build a garden on Mt. Hamilton in memory of Lick employee Greg Sulger. [More information]
Friends of Lick Observatory: Support Lick Observatory with your donation; receive perks and participate in special programs. [More information]
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Read Quarterly Newsletter: The Lick Observer
Visiting Lick Observatory
Visiting Hours Labor Day-Memorial Day:
Visitor Center & Main Building
Thurs. - Sun.: 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
Shane Telescope Gallery
Every Day: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Visiting Hours Memorial Day-Labor Day:
Visitor Center & Main Building
Every Day: 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
Shane Telescope Gallery
Every Day: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
More Visitor & Travel Information
Lick Observatory Gift Shop Catalog
For more information, contact Lick Observatory Gift Shop at 408-274-5061 or giftshop@ucolick.org.
Observatory Events
Lick Observatory thanks Halls Valley Astronomical Group for their volunteer help at Summer Visitors Programs
Inside Lick Observatory
- Video tour of Lick Observatory
- Lick Observatory History
- Telescopes & Instruments of the Lick Observatory
- Research at Lick Observatory
- Adaptive Optics at Lick Observatory
- HamCam: Mt Hamilton WebCam
Lick Observatory Images
- Gigapans of Lick Observatory Paul Bricmont:
- • Lick Observatory Vista
- • Santa Clara Valley from Lick Observatory
- • Observatory Peak from Kepler Peak
- • Mount Isabel from Lick Observatory
Panoramas of Lick Observatory by Don Bain, retired Director of the Geography Computing Facility at UC Berkeley
Lick Observatory Photo Portfolio by Laurie Hatch, former Mt. Hamilton resident
HamCam "Best of" Gallery
Daily images from November 2006 hosted by Flickr
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