Mount Wilson is burning, The observatory may be lost.

[interstellar]

The fire is out of control and threatens Mt. Wilson Observatory. feel free to read about it @ http://www.squidoo.com/interstellaryeller#module28834002

[Pangloss]

Seems to be more or less safe now.

 

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/mtwilson/

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mtwilson-scientists3-2009sep03,0,308354.story

[bascule]

I was amazed to discover that this was the observatory where Edwin Hubble first discovered that there's more galaxies in the universe than just the Milky Way.