Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy 
MIRA and the Oliver Observing Station
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Sunrise at the Oliver Observing Station, 36-inch telescope in the foreground. Photograph by Dr. Wm. Bruce Weaver. |
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MIRA's 36-inch telescope in the hangar. Digital photo by Casey Dreier. |
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The MIRA 36-inch telescope backlit with moonlight. Photograph by Steve White. |
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The MIRA 36-inch telescope on a moonless night. Photograph by Dr. Wm. Bruce Weaver. |
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The MIRA 36-inch telescope at sunrise with wind turbine behind the telescope. Photograph by Dr. Wm. Bruce Weaver. |
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The Oliver Observing Station in afternoon sunlight. Digital photo by Casey Dreier. |
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The Oliver Observing Station at sunrise. Photograph by Wm. Bruce Weaver. |
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Sunset from the Observatory, looking over Los Padres National Forest. Digital photo by Casey Dreier. |
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Lightning strike during the 1999 forest fire at Los Padres National Forest, as seen from the Oliver Observing Station. Photograph by Ivan Eberle. |
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Evening winds caused the fire to burn fiercely most nights. Here, firefighters and their headlighted vehicle are silhouetted by the fire. September 1999. Photograph by Ivan Eberle. |