Thursday, December 30, 2010

Ice = Still Closed

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Temperatures dropped into the teens last night on Palomar Mountain and there is a substantial coating of ice on the roadways and observatory...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Observatory Closed Today Due to Winter Weather

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A mix of snow, rain, fog & wind is producing potentially dangerous travel conditions on Palomar Mountain today. As a result the observat...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Palomar History Photo of the Week - South Yoke

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For anyone out there that may have notice the huge drop in the number of blog posts here in teh last two months, other duties that have te...
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Roads & Holidays

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South and East Grade Roads are currently open and the severe weather has passed. You can always check to see it the observatory is open or n...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Roads Closed

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Palomar Mountain has received more than 14 inches of rain in the last few days. At this moment both South Grade and East Grade Roads are cl...
Monday, December 13, 2010

Asteroid 596 Scheila Becomes a Comet

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Over the weekend it was reported that main-belt asteroid 596 Scheila was experiencing a comet-like outburst. Solar system astronomers Mic...
Friday, December 10, 2010

Hale Halo

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From earlier this week: Ice crystal clouds forming a halo behind the dome of the 200-inch Hale Telescope. The clouds parted enough to allow ...
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Friday, December 3, 2010

Astrophoto Friday - Eris Discovery

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Astrophoto Friday returns today with an animated gif of the discovery photos of dwarf planet Eris. Can you spot it? Eris is the moving obj...
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...