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[Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar General Astronomy >> General Observing and Astronomy Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | (show all) Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555096 - 12/05/12 04:28 AM Attachment (16 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And another Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555097 - 12/05/12 04:30 AM Attachment (17 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Some more shots of the interior Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555099 - 12/05/12 04:33 AM Attachment (21 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The 200-inch and its massive mount Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555100 - 12/05/12 04:34 AM Attachment (13 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The dome shutter Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555102 - 12/05/12 04:37 AM Attachment (19 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My wife is actually having a good time Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555103 - 12/05/12 04:39 AM Attachment (22 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The Palomar Observatory's smallest telescope Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555105 - 12/05/12 04:40 AM Attachment (16 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I deliberately wore one of my Stellafane shirts that day http://stellafane.org/ http://stellafane.org/history/early/index.html Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555108 - 12/05/12 04:42 AM Attachment (17 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The bottom end of the 200-inch Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555111 - 12/05/12 04:46 AM Attachment (20 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My best shot of the 200-inch Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555114 - 12/05/12 04:53 AM Attachment (16 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   One more photo before heading outside Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555115 - 12/05/12 04:55 AM Attachment (14 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Back in the sun Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555116 - 12/05/12 04:57 AM Attachment (13 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The far side of the dome Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555117 - 12/05/12 05:00 AM Attachment (14 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The concrete disk that was used to test the telescope's support structure during its construction Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555118 - 12/05/12 05:01 AM Attachment (15 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Peter snaps another shot of the disk and me Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555120 - 12/05/12 05:03 AM Attachment (19 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   One amazing tree Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555122 - 12/05/12 05:04 AM Attachment (11 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Back to the museum Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555123 - 12/05/12 05:06 AM Attachment (17 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Walter Baade and M31 http://www.optcorp.com/edu/articleDetailEDU.aspx?aid=1012 Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555125 - 12/05/12 05:07 AM Attachment (13 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Maarten Schmidt and 3C 273 http://spider.seds.org/spider/Misc/3c273.html http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1964ApJ...140....1G Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555127 - 12/05/12 05:10 AM Attachment (16 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (D/1993 F2) http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/Shoemaker-Levy.html Post Extras:       Dave Mitsky Postmaster Reged: 04/08/02 Loc: PA, USA, Planet Earth Re: My Visit to the Palomar Observatory [Re: Dave Mitsky]       #5555128 - 12/05/12 05:11 AM Attachment (14 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Gliese 229b http://www.solstation.com/stars/gl229.htm Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 5 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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