Not a pretty sight.
Sky & Telescope is blogging the story as the wildfires around Los Angeles near the Mount Wilson Observatory. The blog's Kelly Beatty writes that:
Despite the loss of the summit's primary power line, Mount Wilson's webcam is still working, and its westward view at dawn shows standing trees and lots of smoke — but no flame.
We've captured an image from the towercam for this post. It was taken at 11:04 a.m. ET. Click here to go to the towercam's webpage.
The observatory celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.
Among those who worked there over the years was Edwin Hubble — namesake of the Hubble Telescope. Albert Einstein visited in 1931. There's a timeline of important moments over its first 100 years online here.
Later today, All Things Considered plans to have more about the observatory, its history, and the nearby fires.
As we noted yesterday, there are many online sources for keeping track of the fires. NPR.org's coverage starts here.
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