Palomar Observatory - Astrophography

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Hale Telescope — Palomar Observatory 200″ In the Moon Light September 11, 2019 Imaging Exoplanet H189___b
Canon 7D Mark II, Tokina 11mm f/2.8 32 sec. ISO 400 on a Tripod ; Moon 12.9 days Waxing Gibbous

Inside Caltech Astronomers, are having a successful run testing a prototype CCD camera. Imaging exoplanets and isolating the planets atmosphere for study. Nearing its 75^th year anniversary. Palomar Observatory is at the forefront of testing new ideas, equipment and theories. Palomar and Caltech continue collecting data that contributes to present day cosmology. This image was taken from a tripod with a Canon 7D Mark II and Tokina 11-16mm lens at 11mm f/2.8 for 32 seconds ISO 400 at 2149 hours on September 11, 2019 by Sam Pitts.

Hale 200″ Telescope Dedicated in June 3, 1948

200″ (5.1 meter) Telescope Dedicated in June 3, 1948 as the Hale Telescope 1/ 26/1949 1^st official photos taken by Edwin Hubble Hubble’s Variable Nebula NGC 22612. View from WINTER project Telescope, PW1000 PlanWave 1 meter f/6 telescope installed 2022.

View of Hale 200″ telescope from Catwalk May 23, 2018

Image of the Hale 200″ Mirror Cell and Scientific Instrument at Cassigrain focus inside a cage. Taken April 15, 2023 1417 hrs,

The 60-inch (1.5-meter) Telescope was dedicated in 1970 and resides inside the Oscar G. Mayer Memorial Building. Image taken May 13, 2023.

Palomar Observatory’s 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope – Zwicky Transit Facility 48” Schmidt Camera Image Taken May 2018 also called P48 May 1937 and construction on the 48-inch Schmidt telescope began.