I've previously mentioned that I volunteer at Lick Observatory for their summer visitor program. I got the chance to look at M13 through the 36-inch refractor a couple of weeks ago and am thankful that the UC Regents has decided to keep Lick as a research station. Lick does more than any other full-time research facility to accommodate the public and promote astronomy and astrophysics "awareness" among the public. Tours are given many days of the week, and nearly every Friday and Saturday night during the summer, there are concerts and public viewing (tickets offered in advance). The staff at Lick works very hard at these events and I'm glad that the 120-inch, the APF, the Katzman, the 40-inch, and the Great Lick Refractor will have a chance to shove photons into various detectors, including (in the last two telescopes) people's eyes.
http://www.ucolick.org/SaveLick/
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