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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Example Sentences

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

They also made new observations of the inner planets in the system, including with the Hubble Space Telescope and the California Institute of Technology's Palomar Observatory telescope, and obtained archival data from several ground-based telescopes.

From Science Daily

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

Mr Rogalin said the connection over which the video was sent from the Palomar observatory to the JPL base was actually slower than the signal transmitting the clip from space.

From BBC

The video was received by the Hale telescope at the Palomar observatory, where it was downloaded.

From BBC