Showing posts with label Palomar in Science Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palomar in Science Fiction. Show all posts
Friday, July 16, 2010

Astrophoto Friday: Bonus Palomar in Science Fiction Edition!

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Here are a couple of classic Palomar images from the early days of color astrophotography. The Andromeda Galaxy (aka M31 ) as photographe...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Stupendous Man Visits Palomar Observatory

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Look! Up in the Sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Stupendous Man! Back in the day, the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes ruled...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

Palomar in Science Fiction - Kronos

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I just had the opportunity to watch the 1957 sci-fi movie Kronos and was pleased to learn that it is another of the many films that have fe...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Palomar in Science Fiction - Destination Moon

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Destination Moon is a science fiction film from 1950 about the first trip to the Moon. While Palomar Observatory isn't shown in the fil...
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Palomar in Science Fiction - Gumby Edition

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Gumby? That's right. Gumby. I don't imagine that there is much of Gumby on TV these days, but the entire Gumby Saga is available o...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Palomar in Science Fiction - Adventures of Superman

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I was pretty excited when I first read that an episode of the 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman featured Palomar Observatory. Alas, t...
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Friday, October 2, 2009

Star Trek: The Next Generation Visits Palomar

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Last week a new release of the Star Trek the Next Generation movies came out in a boxed set on DVD and Blu-Ray. I am not normally in the bu...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Palomar in Science Fiction - Super Friends Edition

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When Superman needs a big mirror to save the day, where would he go? Click on the movie below to find out in this clip from the Super Friend...
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Friday, August 14, 2009

Palomar in Science Fiction - V

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Hey, its August (OK, its been August for a while already.), so I thought I would give you a classic Palomar magazine cover from the August, ...
Saturday, January 10, 2009

Palomar in Science Fiction - IV

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The 1951 sci-fi disaster movie When Worlds Collide offers up the end of the Earth. In it a star with a planet of its own hurls into the sol...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Palomar in Science Fiction - III

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Today I bring you the Thanksgiving version of Palomar in Science Fiction. Well, sort of. Have a look at this. Yes, it is a Bugs Bunny and ...
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Palomar in Science Fiction - II

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"Hurtle toward the far reaches of the universe with the space vikings of the future!" How can you pass on a tag line like that? R...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Palomar in Science Fiction - I

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Thanks to Palomar Skies reader George S. for pointing out to me that the Palomar Observatory was featured in Rocketship X-M , a SciFi movie...
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