Friday, January 29, 2010

Observatory Still Closed

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The Palomar Observatory is still closed to the public and it expected to be closed for the coming weekend. The on-going engineering work ta...

Friday Sunrise

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Dual Exhaust Dome

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If you have ever been on a tour of the Hale Telescope in winter, you know that the temperature inside the dome is cold. We keep the inside t...

Photos from the First Day of Mirror Support Engineering

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Here are a few photos from yesterday, the first day of engineering on the Hale Telescope's mirror supports. Tasks for the first day incl...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Mirror Support Engineering in Progress

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If you saw the History Photo of the Week, posted earlier today, you know that we are just beginning a major, multi-week, engineering run on ...

Palomar History Photo of the Week - January 25, 2010

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This week's Palomar History Photo of the Week shows the 35 of the Hale Telescope's 36 mirror supports in the shop where they were m...
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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Weekend Weather Update

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The snow and rough weather has ended on Palomar and the observatory's small weekend crew is still digging out. The observatory will rem...
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Friday, January 22, 2010

Friday Weather Update

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A winter storm warning is still in effect for the San Diego County mountains, including Palomar Mountain. Several inches of snow are on th...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Weather Update

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Palomar Mountain continues to be pounded by the weather and, you guessed it, we are still closed to visitors. Given the weather forecast for...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Storms Continue. Observatory Still Closed.

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Yesterday's storm hit harder than Monday's and delivered rain, sleet, fog and high winds. The maximum wind gust reported at Palomar ...