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Its not a blind curve if you put a mirror on it. |
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Siri, directions to Lick Observatory |
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As I got closer, the road Siri showed the winding road... |
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She did not lie. |
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Arrived |
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4000+ feet above San Jose, CA |
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36 inch Refractor Telescope and James Lick's Headstone. A refractor telescope uses a huge lens to collect and focus light to the eyepiece. |
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The large dome is the 120 inch Reflecting Telescope, and other sciencey stuff across the road. |
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Crossing the road to see the rest of the facility is dangerous for more reasons than just the motorcycles that love that winding road. |
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The 120 in reflecting telescope uses a large mirror to collect the starlight and then focus it to where it can be viewed. |
And a few extra pics and your musical interlude.
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Stairway to controling the view of the heavens
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Mushroom Tip? |
And about that road again....
And one more stair way version because... boobs.