Mt. Hamilton and Lick Observatory


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Special Pages Home Pages, starting points, Help and About pages

The XPLORE Home Page at www.irving.org
The XPLORE Page at UCO/Lick Observatory
The Lick Observatory Tour: Starting at the Entrance to the Main Building
The Lick Observatory Tour: Starting in the valley
The XPLORE Help Page
The XPLORE About Page for the Lick Observatory Tour

"More Info" Pages Articles providing more information about a location

More Info about Reverend Laurentine Hamilton
More Info about James Lick
More Info about Lick Observatory
More Info about the historic Lick 36-inch Refractor
More Info about the Nickel Telescope
More Info about the Shane Telescope
More Info about the Lick Observatory Gift Shop
More Info about the lookout tower and Copernicus Peak (under contruction)

Locations All the places you can go to in the XPLORE Tour

Highway 130 from San Jose to Copernicus Peak:
At Quimby Road
Just above Grant Park
At Mile 19
At one of the Sharp Cutbacks
Just below the observatory
At the Main Junction on the Observatory grounds
At the Maintenance Building
At the Shane Telescope Access Road
Just below the Shane Telescope
Just above the Shane Telescope
Halfway between Shane and the Lookout Tower
Just below the Lookout Tower

Main Observatory Access Road:
Half-way Up
At the Sharp Bend
Parking Lot in Front of the Main Entrance
Parking Lot at the North End

Main Observatory Hallways and Gift Shop:
Main Entryway
South Hallway in Front of the Lecture Hall
South Hallway at the Historic 36 inch Lick Telescope
North Hallway in front of the Gift Shop
Inside the Gift Shop
North Hallway at the 40 inch Nickel Telescope

The Laurentine Hamilton Courtyard:
Just ouside the doorway
The Laurentine Hamilton Monument

The James Lick Telescope and Tomb:
Entryway into the dome
Control Desk
Top level balcony
Spiral Staircase
James Lick Tomb
Floor motion photo sequence

The Anna B. Nickel Telescope:
The Nickel Telescope

The C. Donald Shane Telescope:
Along the access road
In front of the Telescope Building
Visitors' Area
Control Room
Telescope Floor Level
Telescope Second Level
Telescope Top Level

The Maintenance Building:
The Maintenance Office
The Maintenance Shop

Copernicus Peak Lookout Tower:
Standing at the Base of the Lookout Tower
Top of the Bay Area Standing on the Lookout Tower


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