tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post2995356044396894383..comments2024-01-27T07:32:46.851-08:00Comments on Palomar Skies: Under the HaleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post-62581217293767137182010-07-13T13:49:09.344-07:002010-07-13T13:49:09.344-07:00That makes it at least twice as large as I thought...That makes it at least twice as large as I thought!Seldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270947240275525989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post-68822590892778372802010-07-13T13:44:53.849-07:002010-07-13T13:44:53.849-07:00Maybe this vintage photo helps put it into perspec...Maybe <a href="http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/images/blog/LAFM176sm.jpg" rel="nofollow">this vintage photo</a> helps put it into perspective. That's the telescope support structure on the left and a tractor on the right.Palomar Observatoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06392532066672188366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post-33972353244248671882010-07-13T09:20:31.476-07:002010-07-13T09:20:31.476-07:00That looks like an impressive amount of steel! It&...That looks like an impressive amount of steel! It's a little hard to tell the scale though. What's a typical size?Seldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270947240275525989noreply@blogger.com