Omaid Assim

Review of UCO/Lick Observatory

It s always a breath taking adventure when I m way...

It s always a breath taking adventure when I m way up at Lick Observatory! I had an amazing voyage through the fierce canyons of the Diablo Mountain Range on highway 130 to the top of Mount Hamilton and I am proud to say that I visited the legendary James Lick Observatory at the very top and explored the universe and world from up there. The observatory was constructed between 1876 and 1887, from a bequest from James Lick of $700,000 (approximately $22.5 million in 2018 US dollars today!) Lick, who was originally a carpenter and piano maker, chose the site atop Mount Hamilton and was buried there in 1887 under the site of what is now today known as The Great Lick 91-centimeter (36-inch) refractor, with a brass tablet bearing the inscription, "Here lies the body of James Lick". It s also the highest point in the entire Bay Area, making it truly a gem! I highly recommend anyone to come to Mount Hamilton. It is the best and greatest astronomical observatory, owned and operated by the University of California. You will honestly forget about visiting the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Unlike LA, the James Lick Observatory sits at an altitude much higher than of Griffith s, so therefor there is absolutely no air pollution and nothing but Mother Nature s beauty and pure fresh air, high above the nasty layer of air quality above Silicon Valley. May this place go on for eternity and bless other people s lives as it did to mine.

Cheers

Sincerely, Omaid