The Christmas storm that pummeled the Bay Area also badly damaged the South Bay’s Lick Observatory, causing the worst destruction the beloved scientific institution has experienced in more than a ...
(KRON) — Winds gusting up to 114 miles per hour caused significant damage to the Lick Observatory on Christmas Day, according to the University of California at Santa Cruz. Half the shutter on the 140 ...
Half the shutter on the 140-year-old 36-inch Great Refractor telescope dome fell onto the roof of the Great Hall. As a result of the damage, the university temporarily closed the observatory on Friday ...