Lick Observatory

Photo showing the washing of the 40-inch Nickel dome.

Phil Hinz is working on building new foundational equipment at the UCO Adaptive Optics Lab. The plan is to make custom shells for the Automated Planet Finder (APF) and the Shane Telescope at Lick Observatory where we will test this new adaptive optics technology. See below for more info in the next UCO Virtual event.

We’re really sorry to have lost such a great supporter of Lick Observatory. Hal Hyde served first as a staff member at UCSC and then later in life supporting us philanthropically, we will truly miss this great man.

It's good to be back to producing some science at Lick!

The University of California built remote observing rooms on its far-flung campuses so researchers didn’t need to travel to Lick and other telescopes. Since the... arrival of COVID-19, the scheme has been extended to home laptopspajama observing, Max calls it. The days of flying to Hawaii to observe are numbered, she says. See more

Free, illustrated, non-technical talk: "The Hunt for Dark Matter in the Universe: New Experiments Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 7:00 p.m. Dr. Tom Shutt, Kavli Institute at Stanford University Co-sponsored by the University of California Observatories (including Lick Observatory)

Claire Max Director, UC Observatories: As we work on getting back to operational status at Lick following the SCU fire, we want to share with you a video about... one of our recent vegetation reduction projects. Even though the August 2020 SCU fire caused some damage to a few of Lick's residences and some infrastructure, the firefighters specifically remarked how the fire would have been far more destructive if the vegetation reduction project hadn't taken place. If you want to help in Lick's recovery from the fire, a gift to the UCO Director’s Discretionary Fund will go towards the recovery projects under way at Lick. https://connect.ucsc.edu/ucodirectorfund

Additional donations can be made until noon today if you missed the opportunity to give yesterday. Please help by supporting Lick Observatory's recovery from the recent wildfires.

Additional donations can be made until noon today if you missed the opportunity to give yesterday. Generous supporters have provided an additional $10,000 in matching funds for the Adaptive Optics Kiln! Help us reach our goal to buy a new kiln supporting cutting-edge scientific techniques.

The group with the most unique donors between 3 P.M. and 4 P.M. will win an additional $1,000! Generous supporters have provided an additional $25,000 in matching funds! Challenges, like the one beginning at noon, can also win us additional funds. $15,000 Matching Funds to support our ongoing urgent recovery efforts following last month's wildfires: No matter how you choose to support our efforts today, thank you in advance! If you have any questions or need help making your gift, please contact Natasha Pedroza at [email protected] (and yes, she will be responding until midnight!)

The Shane 3-m telescope acquired high contrast imaging and photometric measurements for this warm Jupiter planet orbiting a cool star discovery. https://scienceblog.com//a-warm-jupiter-orbiting-a-cool-s/

Lick Observatory is mentioned as surviving a wildfire this summer, and Mount Wilson Observatory was threatened by the Bobcat fire this past week. Not a good year for Observatories in California, but both survived the firestorms. https://astronomy.com//bobcat-fire-threatens-historic-moun

Two exoplanets were discovered around the binary stellar system Gliese 414 using Lick Observatory's APF telescope and the Keck telescope. http://www.sci-news.com//two-massive-exoplanets-nearby-bin