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Historically Significant Mt. Wilson Observatory Could Be Destroyed By Bobcat Fire
On Tuesday afternoon, the Bobcat Fire is burning within 500 feet of the Mt. Wilson Observatory, threatening this iconic part of the Los Angeles landscape.
The 114-year-old site is full of equipment that helped humanity discover not only our place in the universe -- but the universe itself.
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