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The National Science Foundation has funded several research projects at Mount Wilson Observatory including:

The Infrared Spatial Interferometer from the University of California, Berkeley. The astronomers are testing a third element to complement the two that have operated since 1988.

UnISIS, an adaptive optics system using a laser guide star, and developed by the University of Illinois astronomers for the 100" Telescope.

The CHARA array of six telescopes built by Georgia State University astronomers, when completed in the summer of 2001 will be the world's most powerful interferometer at visible wavelengths.

The Mount Wilson ADOPTICS System, for the 100" telescope which produces images at visible wavelengths as sharp and clear as if the telescope were in space.

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Much of our understanding of the Universe came from research done at this facility. Located just outside Pasadena, California, in the San Gabriel Mountains, the Observatory has a heritage of major contributions dating from the beginning of this century, and continues to remain at the forefront of observational astronomy and astrophysics. Meteorological conditions above the Los Angeles Basin provide the best circumstances for astronomical observations on the North American continent.

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