Palomar Observatory

Also known as 675 PA

observatory in Southern California

AI overview

Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research facility located in Southern California that houses telescopes for studying distant celestial objects. It has played an important role in advancing astronomy and our understanding of the universe through observations of stars, galaxies, and other cosmic phenomena.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: astronomical observatory
Country: United States
Located in: San Diego County
Elevation: 1712
Owned by: California Institute of Technology
Operator: California Institute of Technology
Location: Palomar Mountain
Official website: sites.astro.caltech.edu/palomar
Image: Pti aerial photo B.jpg

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Commons category: Palomar Observatory
topic's main category: Category:Palomar Observatory
inception: 1928-00-00
date of official opening: 1928-00-00
native label: Palomar Observatory
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
located in protected area: Cleveland National Forest

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Encyclopedic overview

The Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research observatory in the Palomar Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Research time at the observatory is granted to Caltech and its research partners, which include the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Yale University, and the National Astronomical Observatories of China.

The observatory operates several telescopes, including the 200-inch (5.1 m) Hale Telescope, the 48-inch (1.2 m) Samuel Oschin telescope (dedicated to the Zwicky Transient Facility, ZTF), the Palomar 60-inch (1.5 m) Telescope, and the 30-centimetre (12-inch) Gattini-IR telescope. Decommissioned instruments include the Palomar Testbed Interferometer and the first telescopes at the observatory, an 18-inch (46 cm) Schmidt camera from 1936.

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