Mt. Wilson threatened by Los Angeles Fires: web cam

[keith breazeal]

Mt. Wilson is being threatened by the Los Angeles Fires :cry:
web cam shows the antenna array next to the observatory.
web cam link: http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm (http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/3871616898_15ce67f8a1.jpg

[jgrussell]

Wow... fingers and toes crossed that they get those fires under control...

[keith breazeal]

"Solar observer comment posted on August 30, 2009 at 12:15 P.D.T.
Observatory weather: Smokey. Observatory operations shut down due to nearby fires."

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/MtWilsontowercam3pm30Aug2009.jpg

[DSLR AstroMod]

Damn that looks far too close!
How far away are the fires now?

[keith breazeal]

Hand crews cut fire lines and are holding so far. Spot fires are the issue, they just start everywhere. Good news is that Canadian aircraft are inbound.
use the web cam link to keep up with the Observitory's view. http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm

[cspratt]

Web cam is down because back fires cut telephone lines, and also the "pull boxes" were made of fiber glass which caused them to melt and fry the connections inside.