Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Sam Hale

In this episode, Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association sits down with Sam Hale to explore the history and legacy of Mount Wilson Observatory in California. Sam shares stories about the observatory, its groundbreaking reflecting and solar telescopes. They also discuss his grandfather, George Ellery Hale, the observatory’s founder and a pioneering astronomer and telescope builder whose work helped transform our understanding of the universe. Learn more about the Maria Mitchell Association visit https://www.mariamitchell.org/.

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