Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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George Ellery Hale was a visionary who changed astronomy through technological advancements, strategic partnerships, and a desire to provide scientists with the best possible equipment. Hale helped create Mt Wilson, a telescope site in Southern California that sparked an astronomy boom in the area. The Active Galactic crew visited these historic telescopes and talked about Hale’s lasting legacy with some experts at Mt Wilson and Carnegie Observatories.


Check out our video about the Mt Wilson Plate Vault here: youtu.be/xo894yOrlWs

Here’s a link to our video all about Edwin Hubble: youtu.be/G72CGPnMIZ4


Thank you to Jeff Rich, Mike Simmons, and the Mt Wilson team for helping us with this project.

Filmed by Tasnim Boufelfel, Aaron Cargile, and Nolan Veneklasen
Interviews by Grant Bowman and Emmalee Mauldin
Edited by Victoria Pereira and Andy Zhao
Music by Chris Zabriskie


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