Monday, August 30, 2010

Palomar History Photo of the Week - August 30, 2010

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This photo of the dome for the 200-inch telescope was taken 73 years ago - August 31, 1937. Okay, I am one day early. Sorry about that. St...
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Asteroid Discovery Video

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Check out this cool video by Scott Manley of asteroids as they are discovered from 1980 to the present time. Many thousands of the ones sh...
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Friday, August 27, 2010

Astrophoto Friday - Saturn's Moon Titan

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It is Astrophoto Friday! This week's image shows a unique event that was captured by the 200-inch Hale Telescope armed with adaptive op...
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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Mammatus Clouds Over Palomar

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There has been some strong thunderstorm activity nearby the observatory today. While we haven't had any rain, there has been lightning ...

Cleaning the 200-inch Telescope

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If you have checked the Hale Telescope Web Camera in the last few days you may have seen the 200-inch pointed to the extreme north, as it i...
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Monday, August 23, 2010

Palomar History Photo of the Week - August 23, 2010

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Palomar Observatory is located not in, but right next to the Cleveland National Forest . Ocer the years there has been a long standing rela...
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Get Your Dark-sky Light Fixtures in San Diego County

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It is a fact of life that outdoor lights are need. Visibility, safety and security are necessary. Unfortunately there is too much light at n...
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Saturday, August 21, 2010

60-inch Aluminizing - Wrap Up

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Here is a photo from earlier this week as the aluminizing chamber was opened up to reveal the newly re-coated 60-inch mirror. If you look ca...
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Two Nights at the Palomar Observatory Video

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Here is a follow-up to yesterday's astrophoto. A YouTube video of Iair Arcavi's night shots taken during his observing run at Paloma...
Friday, August 20, 2010

Astrophoto Friday - Perseids over Palomar

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This week's astrophoto comes from Iair Arcavi of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Iair happened to be observing with the ...
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