Explore: Palomar Observatory

The Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research observatory in the Palomar Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned and

The National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (NGS-POSS, or just POSS, also POSS I) was a major astronomical survey, that took almost

as the location of Palomar Observatory and Hale Telescope, and known for Palomar Mountain State Park. The Luiseño name for Palomar Mountain was Paauw

Telescope at Palomar Observatory, completed in 1948. This instrument was used in the National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS

Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, often known as just Palomar Observatory Sky Survey Palomar Distant Solar System Survey Palomar globular clusters

American astronomers Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown at the Palomar Observatory in the Palomar Mountain Range in San Diego County, California. The discovery

first Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). In total there are 15 Palomar globular clusters: Palomar 1, Palomar 2, Palomar 3, Palomar 4, Palomar 5, Palomar

American astronomers Eleanor Helin and Eugene Shoemaker at the U.S Palomar Observatory, California, in 1973. The program is responsible for the discovery

telescope at Mount Wilson, and the 200-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory. He played a key role in the foundation of the International Union

Catalog. For the northern sky, the National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey E-band (red, named after the Eastman Kodak IIIa-E emulsion