The Great Lick refractor points into the sky

$The Great Lick refractor points into the sky$

We went to the legendary Lick Observatory, located high above the Silicon Valley on Mt. Hamilton in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It was a special night for photographers. The big dome opened so that Lick's 36-inch refractor could see the sky. It is 57 feet long, 4 feet in diameter, and weighs 12 tons. 36-inch (91 cm) refers to the diameter of the two refracting lenses on the skyward end of the telescope.

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-- ƒ/5.6, 16 mm, 25 sec, ISO 2000, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1804_hdr1bal1pho1l.jpg
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Taken in: United States / California / Mount Hamilton (show map)

Taken on: August 19, 2023

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/5.6, 25 sec, 16mm (=24mm), ISO 2000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	25
Focal Length:	16mm (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
ISO:	2000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator Pro 3.3.13
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