Friday, June 26, 2009

Supernova Remnant W49B

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(Credit: Caltech/SSC/J.Rho and T. Jarrett) This is from a couple of years ago but I felt like posting an astrophoto today, so this is what y...
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Explore the Stars this Weekend

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You can Explore the Stars tonight & tomorrow night on Palomar Mountain from the Cleveland National Forest Service's Observatory Cam...
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Palomar Transient Factory Podcast

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Today's edition of the 365 Days of Astronomy podcasts features me talking about the Palomar Transient Factory . You can read & hear...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

4 Years Ago Today

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Four years ago today, June 25 2005, was our Palomar Observatory Open House. An estimated 4,000 people came to visit Palomar Observatory in j...

Be Careful Out There

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The heat of a warm day, contrasted with the cool air inside the dome and our altitude (5,500 feet above sea level) can really hit some peopl...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Towerman

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If you've been to Palomar Observatory you may have noticed the old National Forest Service lookout tower located on High Point. Here...
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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Marine Layer Below = Dark Skies Above

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Palomar Observatory's founders made a great choice in picking Palomar Mountain as the site for the 200-inch telescope. We often have cl...
Friday, June 19, 2009

Hale Telescope in National Geographic

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The July 2009 issue of National Geographic Magazine is now out and (while I haven't seen it yet in actual print) you should be able to f...
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Light Pollution Animations

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Need-less Light Pollution has some cool animations on light pollution that you can freely add to web pages. Visit their site for more, I es...

AMA Endorses the Fight Against Light Pollution

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Interesting news reported here : The American Medical Association, AMA, has officially approved the following lighting resolutions. These re...
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