"The Journey to Palomar" Preview at Mount Wilson Observatory’s 100th Birthday Party

Mount Wilson Observatory’s 100th Birthday Party to Feature New Film on
Founder George Ellery Hale

Free At Altadena Library, 2:30 P.M. Sunday Nov. 28

Please join us in the Altadena Public Library’s Community Room, 2:30 P.M.
on Sunday, November 28, for a free program that will celebrate the Mount
Wilson Observatory’s 100th anniversary. Los Angeles filmmakers Todd and
Robin Mason will present an informal hour-long discussion and preview of
the some of the unique materials they have collected during the making of
their forthcoming television documentary, The Journey to Palomar, about
the life of George Ellery Hale and the founding of Yerkes, Mount Wilson,
and Palomar observatories. The Masons will also share some
behind-the-scenes experiences they have had in creation of the documentary.

The Masons have been researching and filming the documentary over the past
several years. They have traveled to Yerkes Observatory, as well as
filming at Mount Wilson and Palomar, and conducted on-camera interviews
with top astronomers, historians, authors, and others around the United
States related to the story. They expect to complete the project some time
in the coming year.

Free refreshments, including a Centennial cake, will be served beginning
at 2:00 P.M. This program, which celebrates Mount Wilson Observatory’s
first 100 years since its founding in December, 1904, will begin with a
very brief business meeting of the Mount Wilson Observatory Association,
including the election of three MWOA Board of Trustees members.
Incumbents Shirley Burt, Bob Eklund, and Don Nicholson have been nominated
for re-election.

The Altadena Library is 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 and go approximately
2½ miles north to Mariposa Street in Altadena. The program is in the
library’s Community Room. Refreshments will be served beginning at 2:00
P.M. All are welcome, and there is no charge.

The Mount Wilson Observatory Association (MWOA) is a public-membership
support group for the Mount Wilson Observatory. Its goal is to help the
public better understand the Observatory’s unique history and ongoing
scientific work. For information about MWOA membership, contact Don
Nicholson, MWOA President, at (310) 476-4413, , check the
MWOA web site, www.mwoa.org, or write to: MWOA, P.O. Box 70076, Pasadena,
CA 91117.