Dinsmore Alter
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Dinsmore Alter was an American astronomer, meteorologist, and United States Army officer. He is known for his work with the Griffith Observatory and his creation of a lunar atlas.
Dinsmore Alter
Mount Wilson Observatory
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The Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,710-foot peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pa
Dinsmore Alter
…in astronomy research, and in 1950 he served a term as president of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. In 1956, he used the 60" reflector at the Mount Wilson Observatory to observe a peculiar obscuration on part of the floor of Alphonsus crater, which brought him worldwide notice. (This is a class of events now called…
Looking down on the top of Mount Wilson, including the historic 100" Hooker telescope (center), the 60" telescope (center left), and the CHARA array
At the base of the 150-foot Solar Tower
Top of the Solar tower containing the mirrors
The 60-inch (1.5 m) telescope at Mt. Wilson.