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"All Good Things . . ." 17 Jul 2011 | 01:00 am
As the saying goes "All good things must come to an end" and so it is that my time here at Palomar Observatory has finally come to an end. For the last eight years I have had the honor of serving as ...
Astrophoto Friday - A Marvel in the Darkness 16 Jul 2011 | 03:00 am
Antonin Mrkos discovered seven comets. These photos of his brightest comet (1957 D) were taken in August 1957 with Palomar Observatory's 48-inch Schmidt Telescope (now called the Samuel Oschin Telesco...
Ride the Dome 14 Jul 2011 | 02:32 am
We don't often get to turn the Hale Telescope's 1000-ton dome for people while giving a tour, but when we do the video cameras are usually out and running. The turning of the dome is so smooth that it...
Astrophoto Friday - Colliding Galaxies 9 Jul 2011 | 01:00 am
This pair of spiral galaxies are on a collision course with each other. The galaxies lie some 90 million light years from our Milky Way Galaxy. Collectively they are known as Arp 271 and individually ...
Celebrate Your Independence with a Tour of the Hale Telescope 2 Jul 2011 | 04:13 am
To celebrate Independence Day our regular program of weekend tours of the 200-inch Hale Telescope will be extended to include tours on Monday, July 4th. The Hale Telescope is an icon of American scie...
Astrophoto Friday - Crab Nebula 2 Jul 2011 | 01:00 am
It is nearly Independence Day here in the States. That is traditionally a time for fireworks. It also seems to be a tradition of mine to post a Palomar photo of the Crab Nebula which was created by on...
Happy Hale Day! 30 Jun 2011 | 04:10 am
For those of you keeping score at home, George Ellery Hale was born 143 years ago today. Hale can been seen in the photo above (on the right) talking with his arms linked with an enraptured Andrew Ca...
Astrophoto Friday 25 Jun 2011 | 01:00 am
It is the return of Astrophoto Friday! The image is of the globular star cluster known as NGC 288. This image was captured using the wide-angle 48-inch Samuel Oschin Schmidt Telescope. This is a cro...
Reminder: The Journey to Palomar on PBS 23 Jun 2011 | 01:00 am
Consider yourself reminded that The Journey to Palomar airs on many PBS stations tonight (June 22nd). Be sure to check your local listings and check out the trailer below: The trailer was made for th...
Palomar in a Vintage Escondido Travel Brochure 22 Jun 2011 | 08:26 am
PALM-3000, the world's best adaptive optics instrument, is currently on the Hale Telescope, but instead of talking about that, I am going to share a bit of Palomar history. Below are scans from a 195...
