Monday, July 26, 2010

Palomar History Photo of the Week - July 26, 2010

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One day about a year and a half ago I got a packet of Palomar Observatory construction photos in the mail . They were saved and sent to u...
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Friday, July 23, 2010

Astrophoto Friday - M13

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In the early 1950s astronomer Walter Baade 's observations led to a "doubling" of the size of the universe (by recalibrating...
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OPT Supports Public Outreach at Palomar

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Last Saturday, Oceanside Photo & Telescope held week two of their amazing Southern California Astronomy Expo (SCAE) . The event includ...
Monday, July 19, 2010

Palomar History Photo of the Week: July 19, 2010

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An oak tree frames the skeletal dome for the 200-inch telescope in this 1937 photo. Pictures like this one were pretty common as it took qu...
Saturday, July 17, 2010

Asteroid Cronkite

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On the night of November 18, 1990 astronomer Elanor Helin, using Palomar's 18-inch Schmidt telescope, discovered an asteroid (arrowed ab...
Friday, July 16, 2010

Astrophoto Friday: Bonus Palomar in Science Fiction Edition!

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Here are a couple of classic Palomar images from the early days of color astrophotography. The Andromeda Galaxy (aka M31 ) as photographe...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Visiting on Wednesday?

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Due to some maintenance work Palomar Observatory may open to the public tomorrow (Wednesday) a bit later than the normal 9 am. We aren...
Monday, July 12, 2010

Palomar History Photo of the Week - July 12, 2010

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Palomar Observatory's first telescope was the 18-inch Schmidt. This week's Palomar Observatory History Photo of the Week shows the...
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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Under the Hale

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The view under the Hale Telescope: The support structure for the telescope was assembled out of steel in 1936. Dropping down 22-feet into th...
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Astronomy Events in So Cal

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If you are in or near Southern California there are some pretty cool astronomy events headed your way. First off is OPT's Southern Calif...