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Palomar ObservatoryAstronomical observatory on Mount Palomar, near San Diego, California, U.S., site of the famous Hale telescope, a reflecting telescope with a 200-in. (5-m) aperture that has proved instrumental in cosmological research. Built in 1948 and named in honour of George Ellery Hale (1868–1938), it was the largest instrument of its kind for almost 30 years. Founded in 1948 by California Institute of Technology, the observatory was operated jointly with the Mount Wilson Observatory as the Hale Observatories until 1980. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Below ground, a mezzanine looks across to the Big Picture -- a heavenly snapshot taken from Palomar Observatory of a section of space no bigger than a fingertip at arm's length. A larger telescope at Palomar Observatory near Escondido, Calif. There's absolutely nothing else like it known in the solar system," said astronomer Michael Brown, whose team at the California Institute of Technology's Palomar Observatory first observed Sedna. |
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