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Skyward view of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton at night, displaying the dome of the Anna L. Nickel telescope

$An aesthetic view of Lick Observatory's main building, with the 36 inch Great Refractor's dome open.$

Lightning storm over San Francisco Bay from Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton (Image courtesty of L. Hatch © )

Annual Graduate Student Observational Astronomy Workshop at Lick Observatory. 2009 (Image courtesty of L. Hatch © )

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July 13, 2020Astronomy graduate student recipient of prestigious Ford Foundation Fellowship
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