Lick Observatory

Lick Observatory, on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, is a 100+ year old observatory owned and operated by the University of California. Among its telescopes:

• Shane Telescope - 3-meter (120 inch) reflector telescope that went into operation in 1959, at the time, second largest behind Hale Telescope
• Automated Planet Finder (APF).
• Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT).

The observatory remains viable for research despite its location adjacent to a major city: light pollution is reduced in the general vicinity through the use of sodium street lights.