Saturday, January 31, 2009

First Light Follow Up

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Long before the 200-inch telescope was completed, Collier's magazine paid Caltech for the exclusive rights to be the first to publish th...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Almost like being there . . .

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If you can't visit Palomar's big dome to see the 200-inch Hale Telescope in person you might be interested in seeing these amazing 3...
Monday, January 26, 2009

60 Years Ago Today - First Light for the Hale

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60 years ago today Edwin Hubble took the first astrophotos from Palomar's 200-inch Hale Telescope. You can hear me talking about this a...
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Saturday, January 24, 2009

The Mysteries of the Cosmos

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You can explore the Mysteries of the Cosmos by attending the event of the same name on the Caltech campus Friday, January 30 @ 7 pm. Detai...

Palomar News Reels

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Here's a vintage (possibly 1937) news reel about construction of the 200-inch telescope from HowStuffWorks . Sorry, but you'll have...
Monday, January 19, 2009

New Winter Visiting Hours

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Starting today the Palomar Observatory will be closing an hour earlier for the rest of winter. Our new visiting hours: From November through...
Saturday, January 17, 2009

Palomar Goes Green

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Palomar has gone green. Ok, the dome is still white (really, this is just a visual metaphor), but the observatory is working to cut its use...
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Friday, January 16, 2009

January Laser

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Last night: Clear skies. January stars. Hale Telescope. Adaptive optics. Laser guide-star.
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Friends in High Places

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I have always heard that it is good to have friends in high places. I don't suppose this is what is meant by that though. Here's tw...
Thursday, January 15, 2009

5 Minute Travels Visits Palomar Observatory

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Anything Goes Productions has a series of cool 5-minute travel features. They recently visited Palomar Observatory. Have a look:
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