Just a few tickets left! Join us this Sat, Oct 17 for our final Talks & Telescopes of the season. Hear Observatory history from founder George Ellery Hale’s grandson, Sam Hale, then observe through our historic 60-inch & 100-inch telescopes! 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/lecture1…

A special evening closes our 2026 Talks & Telescopes season Oct 17. Sam Hale, grandson of founder George Ellery Hale, shares a personal look at his grandfather’s remarkable life & legacy—followed by observing on the historic 60- & 100-inch telescopes. 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/lecture1…

What a way to close out the season! A sold-out crowd filled the 100-inch dome for our final concerts of 2026, ending the afternoon on their feet, cheering the piano quartets. Thank you to our musicians, audiences & Artistic Director Cécilia Tsan. See you in the dome in 2027!

Something strange is happening on the mountain… 🌱 Visitors are advised to avoid any unusually large seed pods...Join us for our final Matinee on the Mountain of 2026: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). Oct 10 | 3 PM 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/movie101…

On Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble began the night at Mount Wilson’s 100-inch telescope that helped reveal a universe beyond the Milky Way. 103 years later, Rep. @RepJudyChu introduced a resolution designating Oct. 5 as National Beyond the Milky Way Day. 🔗 chu.house.gov/media-center/p…

One last movie on the mountain! 🎬 Our 2026 Matinees on the Mountain season closes Oct 10 with the 1956 sci-fi classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers - filmed in part in Sierra Madre, just down the hill from Mount Wilson! 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/movie101…

Only a few Saturdays remain to see Nocturnal Landscapes From the Arid West at Mount Wilson. See Russell Crotty’s work inspired by the night sky & landscapes of the American West inside the historic 100-inch telescope dome. Saturdays 1–5 PM | Through Oct 17 mtwilson.edu/events/arts-cro…

Our final concert of the season! Hear Mahler & Brahms in the historic 100-inch telescope dome - your last chance this year to hear our beautiful donated piano in this remarkable space. Oct 4 | 3PM & 5PM 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/concert1…

More than a century separates these views of Mount Wilson’s 100-inch telescope dome - but from this angle, remarkably little has changed. Today, visitors can still follow the same path to the dome. Come see it for yourself!

Only 2 chances left this season! Go behind the scenes with Mount Wilson’s 60- & 100-inch telescopes: explore their mechanical systems, see the motion controls in action & visit areas normally off-limits to the public. Tix available for Sep 26 & Oct 24 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/engineering-tou…

Spend an evening under the stars at Mount Wilson! Sept 19: a special talk on Henrietta Leavitt, sunset on the mountain, and a night of observing through our historic 60- & 100-inch telescopes. Bring a picnic or grab dinner from the food truck! 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/lecture0…

This Saturday: Solaris on the mountain! Join us Sept. 12 for Tarkovsky’s haunting sci-fi classic Solaris (1972). Come early, grab lunch at the Cosmic Café, explore the Observatory, then settle in for a movie on the mountain. 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/movie091…

Solaris on the mountain! Join us Sat Sept. 12 for Tarkovsky’s sci-fi classic about a mysterious planet, an alien intelligence - & memories that refuse to stay in the past. Come early for lunch at the Cosmic Cafe & explore the Observatory before the show. 🎟️mtwilson.edu/events/movie091…

This Sunday, Sept. 6, the Webern String Quartet performs Todd Mason’s The Phoenix and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 beneath the historic 100-inch telescope. Join us for the second-to-last concert of the season in this extraordinary space! 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/concert0…

🔭 FREE Star Party this Friday, Sept. 4! Join Mount Wilson & @LAAstroSociety from sunset–1AM for a night of stargazing. Saturn after 9PM, with Andromeda, globular clusters & the Ring Nebula also in view if skies are clear. No RSVP required! More info: mtwilson.edu/events/starpart…

Just two months left in our 2026 public event season! September brings stargazing, live music in the 100-inch dome, Solaris, Talks & Telescopes, behind-the-scenes Engineering Tours, art & more. Come spend a day (or night!) on the mountain. mtwilson.edu/events

Music under the 100-inch Telescope! On Sept. 6, the Webern String Quartet fills the historic dome with Todd Mason’s “The Phoenix” and Beethoven’s magnificent String Quartet No. 15. An extraordinary afternoon of music in an extraordinary setting. 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/concert0…

For Within Sound 2, Michael Brewster’s acoustic sculptures are tuned to the 100-inch Telescope Dome, making its remarkable acoustics part of the work itself. Listen, move & discover. Aug. 29 & 30 | 3 & 5 PM 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/withinso…

This Saturday, experience Talks & Telescopes at Mount Wilson! Artist Lita Albuquerque explores art, astronomy, & our place in the universe - then spend the night observing through the legendary 60- & 100-inch telescopes. Ideas, conversation, & the cosmos. mtwilson.edu/events/lecture0…

Within Sound 2 | Aug. 29 & 30: You don’t just listen to Michael Brewster’s acoustic sculptures - you walk through them. Move a few feet and the sound changes. Keep moving and discover something new. 🎟️ mtwilson.edu/events/withinso…