Palomar
California telescope site
Palomar is a mountain in Southern California, home to the Palomar Observatory and its famous 200-inch Hale Telescope.
The observatory, opened in 1948, was for decades the world's largest optical telescope and remains a major astronomical research facility: The Palomar Sky Survey mapped the northern heavens.
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
- HaleProper noun surname
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- CaltechPasadena research university
stargazing · nebula · galaxy · cosmology · mirror · astronomer · discovery · Schmidt
telescope
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
Caltech · stargazing · nebula · galaxy · cosmology · mirror · astronomer · discovery · Schmidt · survey
California
West coast megastate
- San DiegoMajor Southern California city
- peakUtmost height attained
- elevationHeight above reference point
summit · trail · hiking · campground · wilderness · pine · oak · chaparral · overlook · scenic
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
address · residential · Spanish · naming · geography · location · community · district · area · development
Palomaropera glasses
Small theater binoculars
small · tiny · binoculars · miniscule · itsy-bitsy
Palomarspy satellite
Spacecraft for covert observation
reconnaissance drone · electron microscope · surveillance camera · microscopy · endoscope
PalomarHubble Space Telescope
Orbiting astronomical observatory
James Webb Space Telescope · Kepler · Arecibo · radio telescope