Lick Observatory is located in the Calaveras Zone of the SCU Lightning Complex Fire. The building is on the edge of an evacuation zone, along Highway 130. More information is available online at www.ucolick.org. “Roads are cleared of debris along with burned trees made unsafe by the fire. 26,423 were here. Photography Night dates in 2020: Saturday, May 16th (gates open at 7:00 pm) Lick Observatory is a Bay Area icon. 2,592 Followers, 53 Following, 234 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Lick Observatory (@lickobservatory) Due to Lick Observatory's popularity with photographers, we are organizing photography events this year. Lick, buried under the observatory, died nearly a dozen years before the Giant Refractor’s completion. Despite serious threats from the SCU Lightning Complex wildfires burning across Mt. ... Twitter… Top Places in California. 2020 Lick Observatory Summer Series Canceled. After much consideration, and the complex issues of health and safety for the public, staff, and volunteers of our Lick Observatory community, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all of this year's Summer Series events. Photography Nights at Lick Observatory . But it appears the biggest threat to the historic Lick Observatory has passed. The accident east of … Information about the fire is also being posted on the Lick Observatory Facebook page. Copy Link Facebook Twitter Reddit Flipboard Pocket. Lick observatory is prepped for the coming storm, with hay wattles in key areas to prevent or contain debris flows if we get heavy rains. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Facebook Twitter Email. We have been at the forefront of astronomical research since 1888. Hamilton east of San Jose, the University of California's Lick Observatory… The maintenance crew h... as also been making an effort to inspect and clear culverts and drains ahead of the storm. Lick Observatory is operated by the University of California Observatories (UCO), a multi-campus research unit that serves eight UC campuses and is headquartered at UC Santa Cruz. Hamilton, above the city of San Jose, we have spectacular views of the night sky. At the summit of Mt. A motorcyclist died in a solo crash Saturday afternoon on Mount Hamilton Road about three miles east of Lick Observatory, police said. “Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton are clear of the main SCU fire front and are in recovery now,” says Max.