Tours of Mt. Wilson Observatory Offered

An insider’s view of the historic Mt. Wilson Observatory, including a look at the 100-inch telescope and observatory library, is available to visitors Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. in tours sponsored by the Mt. Wilson Institute.

For information, call the institute at (818) 793-3100.

ASTRONOMY

Images of the Pinwheel galaxy, Orion star trails and other celestial objects are on view in an exhibit of astrophotography by Clyde Kirkpatrick at the E.L. Wiegand Space Lab at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History through December.

The museum will also offer a midweek planetarium program, beginning with “Introduction to Evening Skies” on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Call (805) 682-3224.

ENVIRONMENT

The Wilderness Institute and Cheeseboro Canyon Guides are offering a guided walk along the Sulphur Springs Trail in Cheeseboro Canyon on Saturday at 7 a.m. Participants can learn about riparian woodlands and open chaparral, examine fossils and smell the sulfur from a natural spring. Reservations are required. Call (818) 991-0659.

HEALTH / MEDICINE

“The Future of Research in Aging,” a fall and winter colloquium series sponsored by USC’s Ethel Andrus Gerontology Center, begins this week with “The Future of the Contract Between Generations: Studies of Tomorrow’s Cohorts and Families,” on Thursday at noon in Room 224 of the Andrus Gerontology Center. Call (213) 740-8242.

SCIENCE FOR KIDS

Storyteller Kathleen Zundell will present tales of nature to children at the Kidspace Museum today at 2 and 3 p.m. Call (818) 449-9144.

ANTHROPOLOGY

Naturalist Joe Dabill will discuss the survival skills of American Indians, including uses of edible plants, in “Chumash Lifeways,” on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Call (805) 682-4711.