7/25/20 - The Big Bear Solar Observatory is located on the north portion of Big Bear Lake, CA. This Solar Observatory was built in 1969 by Caltech. In 1996, the New Jersey Institute of Technology took over this Observatory. The Big Bear Solar Observatory is currently closed due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. In the past, free tours used to be offered here on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the summer months and the 2nd Thursdays for the fall, winter, and spring months. With my love of photographing sunrises and sunsets, I hope to visit this Observatory after the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us. Have a Terrific Tuesday, everyone! 🏞☀️📷 #bigbear #bigbearlake #visitbigbear @visitbigbear #yesbigbear #bigbearsolarobservatory #solarobservatory #observatory #closedforcovid19 #sanbernardinocounty #inlandempire #raw_mountains #raw_community_member #onceupon_the_earth #excellent_america @excellent_america #just_unitedstates @just_unitedstates #staycation #onlyinsoutherncalifornia #theonlycalifornia #visitcalifornia #todayscalifornia @todayscalifornia #caliinviteyou #rawcalifornia #shannasshots #abc7eyewitness #cbsla #nbcla #nikond810 #nikkor28300mm #nikonnofilter #nikonlove (at Big Bear Solar Observatory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMJRPrJnse/?igshid=qy2sm5lf9mqb