Telescope
Hale Telescope
Also known as 200-inch
Observatories5.1 m aperture
Imagery
Hale Telescope, Palomar Observatory
This is image is of the 200-inch Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory, located in north San Diego County, California which is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology.
2010
Caltech/Palomar Observatory · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
The 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar was the largest in the world for decades and remains a workhorse of optical astronomy.
Observing bands
Knowledge connections
- Operated byCaltech/IPAC
- Part ofPalomar Observatory
- ObservesVisible light
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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