The 10-inch telescope dome, Mount Wilson Observatory. the domed roof is open to show the interior. A small window is in the base of the observatory building. In the background, to the far left, the Snow telescope building is visible. Trees and shrubs are in the area surrounding the observatory. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
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