Palomar Skies

Palomar Skies a blog with news and information about the Palomar Observatory. Postings here will cover current research, history and public outreach events taking place at the observatory.

Showing posts with label distance. Show all posts

Showing posts with label distance. Show all posts

Sunday, December 20, 2009

The Known Universe

The American Museum of Natural History astronomer Ben R. Oppenheimer (a member of the team that found the companion to the star Alcor ) is ...

Friday, October 30, 2009

Too Far to Be Seen

Sometimes it is pretty exciting when you look for something and don't see it. Last April there was a gamma-ray burst (GRB 090423) detec...

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Pushing the limit

Rudolph Minkowski, after a long and distinguished career in astronomy, had his last night of observing on Palomar's 200-inch Hale Teles...

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