Music of the Spheres Concert Series

$Lick 36-inch Refractor$

2013 Concerts

Saturday, June 15: Dave Rocha Jazz Trio: Doors open: 7:30 pm; Start event: 8:30 pm; Speaker: Timothy Ferris, UC Berkeley; Talk: The State of the Universe
Saturday, June 29: Tingstad & Rumbel: Doors open: 7:30 pm; Start event: 8:30 pm; Speaker: Sandra Faber, UC Santa Cruz; Talk: The Milky Way Galaxy, Quantum Fluctuations, and Schroedinger's Cat
Saturday, July 13: Chaskinakuy: Doors open: 7:30 pm; Start event: 8:30 pm; Speaker: Greg Laughlin, UC Santa Cruz; Talk: The Fate of the Earth, the Sun, and the Universe
Saturday, July 27: Great Guitars: Daniel Roest & Laurence Juber: Doors open: 7:30 pm; Start event: 8:30 pm; Speaker: Geoff Marcy, UC Berkeley; Talk: The Search for Other Earths
Saturday, August 10: Men of Worth: Doors open: 7:00 pm; Start event: 8:00 pm; Speaker: Mike Bolte, UC Santa Cruz; Talk: First Light in the Universe
Saturday, August 24: Oscar Reynolds & Karumanta: Doors open: 7:00 pm; Start event: 8:00 pm; Speaker: Xavier Prochaska, UC Santa Cruz; Talk: Modern Cosmology
Saturday, September 14: Laura Ellis (NOTE: AUDIO Link): Doors open: 6:30 pm; Start event: 7:30 pm; Speaker: Raja Guha Thakurta, UC Santa Cruz; Talk: Island Universes
Saturday, September 28: Yuri Liberzon and Patrick O'Connell: Doors open: 6:30 pm; Start event: 7:30 pm; Speaker: Steven Vogt, UC Santa Cruz; Talk: Across a Sea of Suns: Charting Other Worlds, Distant Earth

Directions to Mt. Hamilton

Lick Observatory is located on the summit of Mt. Hamilton in the Diablo Range east of San Jose. To get there from Hwys 101, 280, or 680, take the Alum Rock Avenue exit from Interstate 680. Go east onto Alum Rock Avenue. Turn right onto Mt. Hamilton Road (California Route 130). Allow about one hour from San Jose, and please drive carefully as the road is good, but winding.

From the east, take Interstate 580 west to Interstate 680 south. Then follow the directions above.

Alternatively, you may take take California Route 130 to Mt. Hamilton from the east, but please allow about 1-3/4 hours from Interstate 5 to reach the Observatory. The road is long and winding, but well-maintained. Take the Diablo Grande Parkway exit off Interstate 5, heading west (away from Patterson). Take the first right on Puerto del Canyon Road (toward Frank Raines Park). Look carefully for this turn because there is not much signage. At the Junction Cafe, turn left to stay on California Route 130.

Keep in mind that at 4209 feet, evenings on Mt. Hamilton can be cool, so bring a sweater or coat. We provide wheelchair access to the lectures and to the 36-inch telescope, but not to the Nickel telescope. There is no gas station at the Observatory. Parking is limited so please car pool, if possible.

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Summer Concert Series

Our 2013 Music of the Spheres Concert series honors the 125th Anniversary of the Great Lick Refractor. Join us and observe through the Great Refractor and the Nickel Reflector.

You might also want to attend Lick's Friday Night Visitors Program.

2013 Ticket on Sale Now!

Groups of 20 or more receive $5 discount per ticket
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Program Highlights

Programs include concert, a talk by a University of California astronomer about current research, and (weather permitting) viewing through the historic Great Lick Refractor and the Nickel 40-inch telescope. Knowledgeable local amateur astronomers outside the buildings provide additional telescopes and informal astronomy discussions. Concert image courtesy Jeremy Zawodny.

Due to safety concerns, children under the age of 10 will not be admitted to Music of the Spheres or Friday Night Visitors Program events.

Jazz Trio In Concert