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8:30pm

2009-10-08 20:39:04 -- By Ariel Bluy

Coming to you from Mt. Wilson:  This is proving to be quite an experience, and I am lucky to be a part of it, I know from my own eyes. Driving up to Mt. Wilson, having to have a letter directly addressed to you giving you the permission to even set wheels on the road up here. The fires were absolutely devastating… just seeing all the charred, burnt, and scarred earth. Being given the ability to pass right around the orange “road closed” signs filled me with gratitude.
When we arrived it was quite easy to be in awe at the complexity and genius that are these telescopes. Even more than seeing these telescopes was learning how they were built and who used them. Albert Einstein probably the most recognizable name, but many others that changed the face of astronomy forever have used these telescopes. For me personally, I went crazy just to know that I was standing on the same bridge that Einstein did so long ago, walking out to the 100inch telescope. He is a role model to me, and just having the knowledge that I will be surrounded by the very instruments he used blows my mind, to say the least. So, now, the most interesting thing that I have been yet exposed to is the history behind these magical machines [messing around on Photoshop was fun too], but the moon has yet to rise and I am absolutely positive that my experience will only grow exponentially when it does, let alone as the clock counts done to the impact that will likely change the world of space science forever.