Friday, October 29, 2010

Great World-Wide Star Count is Underway!

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The Great World-Wide Star Count is underway now through November 12th. It is an easy & fun way to participate in real science and help ...

Astrophoto Friday - Witch's Broom Nebula

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It is Astrophoto Friday again and almost Halloween, so today we give you the Witch's Broom Nebula. The Witch's Broom Nebula (a part...
Monday, October 25, 2010

Palomar History Photo of the Week -

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Back in early July I posted a modern photo of the support structure of the 200-inch telescope. Here is what I had to say about it back then...
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Saturday, October 23, 2010

40 Years Ago Today

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40 years ago today Palomar Observatory's 60-inch telescope was dedicated. The telescope is currently seeing heavy use as a part of the P...
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Friday, October 22, 2010

Astrophoto Friday - Uranus with Adaptive Optics

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Once again it is Astrophoto Friday. Last week's choice was Neptune as seen by the Hale Telescope with adaptive optics. This week we m...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

Looking Through the Telescope

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This isn't exactly what people usually have in mind when talking about looking through the Hale Telescope. Here is the last picture to ...

Secondary Inspection Movie

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Here is a short, time-lapse movie from last week's secondary mirror inspection (photos in the previous post) as captured by the Hale Tel...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Inspecting the Hale Telescope's Secondary

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One day last week it was time for a routine inspection of one of the Hale Telescope's three secondary mirrors. The extreme pointing of...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Rain & Fog on Palomar

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Anyone planning on traveling to Palomar Mountain today or in the next few days should pay close attention to the weather and road conditions...
Monday, October 18, 2010

Palomar History Photo of the Week - Resistance is Futile

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Looking at this 1938 photo from the Caltech optical shop you might think that this optician was the inspiration for the Borg of the Star Tr...