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And a video clip from #LickObservatory with the removal by crane of the torn-down shutter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYooaiylVEg
And a video clip from #LickObservatory with the removal by crane of the torn-down shutter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYooaiylVEg
A local TV report from #LickObservatory showing the exterior damage to the refractor's dome caused by the storm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPoIrMzOubU
Historic #LickObservatory closes to public following significant wind damage: https://news.ucsc.edu/2025/12/historic-lick-observatory-closes-to-public-following-significant-wind-damage/ - early on Thursday, Dec. 25, severe winds gusting up to 183 km/h tore loose half of the shutter on the 140-year old 36-inch Great Refractor dome; no one was injured.