Tuesday, November 30, 2010

2 Short Mirror Wash Videos

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Here is a short video showing the 200-inch mirror as it looked just before it was washed nearly two weeks ago: And another short clip showin...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Under the Big Eye

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Here's a rare view of the Hale Telescope that was taken during last week's mirror wash: The photo was taken from under the telescope...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Black Friday Tours Return

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It is the holiday season and we are celebrating by offering special daytime tours of the 200-inch Hale Telescope on Black Friday (the day af...
Friday, November 19, 2010

Rough Weather for the Weekend

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Dense fog, high winds, heavy rain & snow are all in the forecast for Palomar Mountain this weekend. The National Weather Service has is...

200" Mirror Wash - Update

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The washing of the 200-inch mirror was completed on Thursday and the Big Eye is now back in the telescope. I took several hundred photos of ...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Mirror Wash 2010 - Day 1

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The engineering run to wash the 200-inch mirror is going well. Yesterday the mirror was successfully pulled from the telescope. Here are s...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Watch the Webcam Today

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Here is a capture from the Hale Telescope webcam taken early this morning at the end of a long (12.8 hour) observing session. Today should ...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Allan Sandage, 1926 - 2010

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Observational cosmologist Allan Sandage has passed away. In memory of his brilliant career our history photo of the week is 1950s photo of ...
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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Hale Telescope Under Moonlight

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Here are two photos of the 200-inch Hale Telescope illuminated by moonlight. Both were taken on Friday November 12, 2010. The Hale Telescope...
Friday, November 12, 2010

Astrophoto Friday - the California Nebula

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This week Astrophoto Friday brings us the California Nebula. The California Nebula (also known as NGC 1499) is an emission nebula consisting...