Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Journey to Palomar on Planetary Radio

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This week the Planetary Society's on-line show Planetary Radio profiles The Journey to Palomar and interviews filmmakers Robin and Todd...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008

The Lagoon Nebula

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I just found a vintage photo of one of my favorite astronomical objects, M8--the Lagoon Nebula . The photo was one of the old Palomar PR sho...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Seventy Years Ago Today

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Seventy years ago this month the first parts of the 200-inch telescope began arriving on Palomar Mountain. Here are shots from October 28, ...

Talks & News

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I'll be speaking about Palomar Observatory this weekend at Nightfall in Borrego Springs, CA. Borrego Springs is a wonderful dark-sky s...
Friday, October 24, 2008

Re-aluminizing Again

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If you've been following the blog, you've seen the results of re-aluminizing before when the Palomar crew re-coated the 60-inch mirr...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

Poomacha Fire Anniversary

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One year ago today the Poomacha Fire broke out at the base of Palomar Mountain. The fire consumed over 49,000 acres and many homes in the ar...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

See The Journey to Palomar at Palomar

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You may already know that The Journey to Palomar will be broadcast on PBS on November 10 (check your local listings as stations will vary w...
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Sci Fi Science on TV

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Look for Palomar Observatory on Sci Fi Science on Science Channel. If I recall correctly the topic of exoplanets will be discussed and you ...
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Friday, October 17, 2008

Count the Stars!

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From October 20 - November 3 you can take place in the Great World-Wide Star Count an activity that let's just about anyone contribute ...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Pictures

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We've got photographers from an Italian magazine and a major U.S. publication here this week. I think that they are capturing some inter...