As it turns out his father, Albert Howard, worked at the observatory in the mess hall in 1936. I recalled that I happened to have a group photo of people in front of the observatory mess hall that was taken around the time he worked here. I wondered, was he in it?
Here is a modern shot of Albert (left) and Al (right):
So many years later, it is very rare opportunity to have the chance to meet one of the people who helped to make Palomar Observatory a reality. We are certainly thankful for all of the hard work that was put in by Albert Howard and everyone who worked on the Palomar project.
2 comments:
I should have stopped reading...I'm sure I could have picked him out!
Thanks for sharing a great story Scott!
All the best at Palomar...
Regards,
Phill
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