Mount Wilson Observatory bedroht?

[40balls]

http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm#imagetop

Beeindruckende letzte Bilder von der Mount Wilson Webcam. Die Datenübertragung wird immer langsamer. Ich hoffe, die Feuerwehr kann die Einrichtung retten.
Letzter Kommentar auf der Website.
Observatory operations shut down due to nearby fires.

 

[founti]

das wäre schon herbe

 

[40balls]

Das wäre mehr als herbe.

Der San Francisco Chronicle berichtet, das Mount Wilson evakuiert wurde.
Zwei Feuerwehrleute sind schon gestorben. Die Webcam
arbeitet noch.

...The Southern California fire was expected during the night Sunday to reach the top of Mount Wilson, where 22 television stations, many radio stations and cell phone providers have their transmitters, said U.S. Forest Service Capt. Mike Dietrich.

Firefighters were pulled from the top of the mountain after clearing brush and spraying retardant on antennas because it was too dangerous for them to remain.

"We've done all the preparation we can," county fire spokesman Mark Savage said.

Television stations said if the antennas burn broadcast signals will be affected but satellite and cable transmissions will not be.

Two giant telescopes and several multimillion-dollar university programs are housed in the century-old Mount Wilson Observatory. The complex of buildings is both a historic landmark and a thriving modern center for astronomy....

Kompletter Zeitungsartikel:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/08/29/national/a152510D83.DTL

 

[Darkwonder]

Die werden es schon schaffen, das Feuer rechtzeitig aufzuhalten.

Observatory weather: Smokey. Observatory operations shut down due to nearby fires.