If I weren't heading to
the Mojave National Preserve tomorrow for our annual fall star
party there, I'd head over to the Altadena Library to hear Don
Nicholson's free talk at 2:30 p.m.
His talk is titled
" Mount Wilson astronomers I have known; some of whom have known
me". At 90 years old, Don has known a LOT of astronomers who
worked at Mt. Wilson. The son of Dr. Seth B. Nicholson of the Mount Wilson
Observatory, he has had a lifelong association with that
Observatory. His present interests are the history of astronomy in
the 20th century and the encouragement of public interest and
participation in astronomy.
Don spent much of his youth at
the Observatory and met many of the legendary figures who worked
there. He graduated from Pomona College with a major in physics
and received a Masters Degree in meteorology from Caltech. After
serving in the U.S. Army Air Force, he worked for Technicolor,
Northrop, and The Aerospace Corporation, where he led the Optical
Systems Department. Since retiring, he has been active in public
outreach for astronomical organizations.
The Altadena Public Library is located at 600 E. Mariposa Street
in Altadena, two stop signs west of Lake Avenue at the corner of
Mariposa and Santa Rosa Avenue (“Christmas Tree Lane”). Exit the
210 freeway at Lake Avenue in Pasadena and go about 2.5 miles
north to Mariposa Street in Altadena. Turn left on Mariposa, go to
the second stop sign, turn left on Santa Rosa, and turn into the
parking lot at the first driveway on your right. The lecture is in
the library’s Community Room.
This talk is sponsored by
the Mount Wilson Institute. For more information, including how to
become a member of Friends of Mount Wilson Observatory (FOMWO),
see the Observatory’s website www.mtwilson.edu or contact
lecture coordinator Bob Eklund, beklund@sprynet.com, (310)
216-5947.
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Jane Houston Jones
Monrovia, CA
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