Is it possible that closing the observatory would violate the terms of 
James Lick's bequest of the mountain?  Not that the name of the mountain 
makes me concerned, of course.

On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 3:53:24 PM UTC-5, Glenn A. Walsh wrote:
>
> End of Research at Lick Observatory ?
>
> The future of astronomical research at the iconic Lick Observatory is in 
> peril, as the University of California threatens to cut funding and perhaps 
> even convert most of its once-cutting-edge Mount Hamilton telescopes into 
> museum relics.
>
>
> http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2013/12/end-of-research-at-lick-observatory.html
>  
> gaw
>
> Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
> Friends of the Zeiss < http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com/fotz/ >
> Electronic Mail - < [log in to unmask] <javascript:> >
> SpaceWatchtower Blog: < http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/ >
>

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