Director, Mount Wilson Observatory
Director of the Mount Wilson Observatory; Regents Professor at Georgia State University
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Harold "Hal" McAlister
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FROM Harold "Hal" McAlister
Which Way, L.A.?
Wildfires Blazing Through Southland Fires as large as those blazing tonight in the Southland are usually spread by Santa Ana winds blowing in from the desert. These are a different story. Among the facilities shut down for the past few days is the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in LaCanada-Flintridge. Another one of the major landmarks threatened by the Station Fire is the observatory on Mt. Wilson .
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