Mount Palomar

Cultural  

1. The location of an astronomical observatory in California. Inside the observatory is the Hale telescope, which contains a mirror two hundred inches across; for decades, it was the largest telescope in the world and remains productive today.

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Example Sentences

At that time the biggest successful telescope was the 200-inch Hale telescope on top of Mount Palomar near San Diego.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2017

Neglecting atmospheric effects, should the 5.08-m-diameter Mount Palomar telescope be able to resolve these bodies when they are 4.50×109 km from Earth?

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Corde and his wife ascend the telescope cage under the opening dome of the Mount Palomar observatory.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's like putting Mount Palomar into earth orbit.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now associated with the great Mount Palomar Observatory, Russell Clyde had continued to build a reputation in astronomical circles.

From The Secret of the Ninth Planet by Wollheim, Donald Allen