Friday, February 25, 2011

Major Winter Storm Headed Toward Palomar

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The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Palomar Mountain from 4:00 a.m. Saturday morning until 3:00 a.m. Sunday m...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Palomar History Photo of the Week - Plowing Snow

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More winter weather is due on Palomar Mountain this weekend and I am overdue in posting a History Photo of the Week, so let's combine th...

Observatory Open

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More winter weather may be bearing down on us this weekend, but the observatory is open to the public again today.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

A Heavier Hale

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The Hale Telescope is about 1 ton heavier today than it was yesterday. Extra weight was added to the top end to help it achieve balance whe...
Monday, February 21, 2011

Still Closed

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Just a quick note to let people know that the observatory is still closed to the public. Look here for an update saying that we are back ope...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Shoveling Snow off of the Dome - Part 2

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Some of you may remember my Shoveling Snow from the Dome post from April of last year. If not, feel free to follow the link to see some tel...
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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Observatory Closed

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Palomar Observatory will be closed to the public today & Sunday due to winter weather conditions.
Friday, February 18, 2011

Globe At Night Returns

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The 6th annual Globe At Night campaign to measure sky brightness around the world is about to begin. From February 21st to March 6th you...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Winter Weather to Return this Week

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It is time again to roll out the old photo of the dome and the weather gear to let people know that some rough weather is expected to head o...
Saturday, February 12, 2011

Palomar History Photo of the Week - Building a Dome

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Here is another photo taken in the 1940s by Lee A. Farnsworth, Jr. It shows the dome of Palomar's 48-inch Schmidt telescope (now called...