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Palomar Observatory

American  

noun

  1. an astronomical observatory situated on Palomar Mountain in southern California, having a 200-inch (508-centimeter) reflecting telescope and a 48-inch (122-centimeter) Schmidt telescope.


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When the object was first identified in 2018, spectra obtained with the 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory showed no special features.

From Science Daily Nov. 7, 2025

It took less than two minutes for the ultra high-definition video to reach Caltech’s Palomar Observatory, sent at the test system’s maximum rate of 267 megabits per second.

From Seattle Times Dec. 19, 2023

Janus was spotted using the Zwicky Transient Facility at Caltech's Palomar Observatory near San Diego, with subsequent observations made by other ground-based telescopes.

From Reuters Jul. 21, 2023

The latest, the Finch, was first spotted on April 10 using the Palomar Observatory in California.

From New York Times Jul. 19, 2023

They spent one week each month at the Palomar Observatory in California looking for objects, asteroids primarily, whose trajectories carried them across Earth’s orbit.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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