Mt. Wilson Observatory Superintendent David Jurasevich answers questions at the 60-inch telescope during an astrophotography workshop at the center. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer , Pasadena Sun / October 14, 2012)
By Tiffany Kelly
Pasadena Sun
David Jurasevich pointed a laser into the night sky, aiming it in the direction of a planetary nebula.
From the Mt. Wilson Observatory, set on a ridge at an altitude of 5,715 feet in the San Gabriel Mountains, it's hard to see a colorful shell of ionized gas and dust with the naked eye. That's where the 60-inch Hale telescope, built in 1908, takes over.
Jurasevich, a superintendent at the observatory, led a group of amateur photographers last Sunday night through an astrophotography workshop — the first of its kind offered through Samy's Camera Pasadena and sponsored by Canon.
