Bask in Your Own Beam, Direct From Mt. Wilson

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Sunstar, the art/science installation at Mt. Wilson Observatory, is located on the 150-foot Solar Tower Telescope.
Sunstar, the art/science installation at Mt. Wilson Observatory, is located on the 150-foot Solar Tower Telescope.
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The Solar Telescope Tower, Sunstar's home, is the easiest-to-see structure at Mt. Wilson Observatory.
The Solar Telescope Tower, Sunstar's home, is the easiest-to-see structure at Mt. Wilson Observatory.
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That dot of light up in the San Gabriel Mountains? Yep, you're seeing Sunstar.
That dot of light up in the San Gabriel Mountains? Yep, you're seeing Sunstar.
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A close-up look at Sunstar's power, located "5800 feet above in the San Gabriel Mountains."
A close-up look at Sunstar's power, located "5800 feet above in the San Gabriel Mountains."
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Will you see green, blue, or another color of the prism from your home?
Will you see green, blue, or another color of the prism from your home?
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Need a tiny pinprick of a rainbow sent in your direction? There's a mountaintop prism-maker at Mt. Wilson Observatory.
Need a tiny pinprick of a rainbow sent in your direction? There's a mountaintop prism-maker at Mt. Wilson Observatory.
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