Saturday, July 16, 2011

"All Good Things . . ."

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As the saying goes "All good things must come to an end" and so it is that my time here at Palomar Observatory has finally come to...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

Astrophoto Friday - A Marvel in the Darkness

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Antonin Mrkos discovered seven comets. These photos of his brightest comet (1957 D) were taken in August 1957 with Palomar Observatory'...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Ride the Dome

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We don't often get to turn the Hale Telescope's 1000-ton dome for people while giving a tour, but when we do the video cameras are u...
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Friday, July 8, 2011

Astrophoto Friday - Colliding Galaxies

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This pair of spiral galaxies are on a collision course with each other. The galaxies lie some 90 million light years from our Milky Way Gala...
Friday, July 1, 2011

Celebrate Your Independence with a Tour of the Hale Telescope

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To celebrate Independence Day our regular program of weekend tours of the 200-inch Hale Telescope will be extended to include tours on Mond...

Astrophoto Friday - Crab Nebula

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It is nearly Independence Day here in the States. That is traditionally a time for fireworks. It also seems to be a tradition of mine to po...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Happy Hale Day!

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For those of you keeping score at home, George Ellery Hale was born 143 years ago today. Hale can been seen in the photo above (on the right...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Astrophoto Friday

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It is the return of Astrophoto Friday! The image is of the globular star cluster known as NGC 288 . This image was captured using the wide-...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Reminder: The Journey to Palomar on PBS

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Consider yourself reminded that The Journey to Palomar airs on many PBS stations tonight (June 22nd). Be sure to check your local listings...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Palomar in a Vintage Escondido Travel Brochure

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PALM-3000 , the world's best adaptive optics instrument, is currently on the Hale Telescope, but instead of talking about that, I am goi...
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