A Guided Tour of the 60" Refractor live from Mount Wilson Observatory  

SPEAKER:  Tom Masterson

The Western Colorado Astronomy Club February meeting is next Tuesday February 3rd at 6:00 PM. The live meeting will be at Mesa Room Central Library. Don't miss this program coming to you live from the Mount Wilson Observatory 

The meeting will also be via Zoom for those who need or want to participate remotely. You will have to pre-register to participate via Zoom. Contact us here to register.

We  hope to see everyone (either live or online) 

Tom works for the Mount Wilson Institute which is the managing non profit that operates Mount Wilson Observatory. He works in Technical Services on various projects to keep the observatory running.

From work on the historic telescope systems to maintenance and infrastructure projects on various modern systems not related to telescopes, he does a bit of everything. Also working as an Assistant Events Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator during the public season from spring to late fall. During their season he also volunteers time to give Engineering Tours to groups of people where he's focusing on the 60in and 100in telescopes. Tom is also an award winning amateur Astrophotographer and member of WCAC  

Mount Wilson Observatory websites

https://www.mtwilson.edu/vt-60-inch-telescope/  

https://www.mtwilson.edu/building-the-60-inch-telescope/

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