Mount Palomar Observatory
These pictures were taken in December 2011. Photos & captions by George Eberts.
For the history of the construction of the Mount Palomar Observatory, check out the Journal of San Diego History - Palomar, After 50 Years. This web page contains historical photographs, including this photograph of the 200 inch mirror being brought up to the observatory.
"Last Bolt" Ceremony, Westinghouse, April 30, 1937 (Guenther Froebel)
Dedication of the Hale Telescope inside the Palomar Dome, 1948
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