Palomar Observatory

Palomar Observatory , at approximately 5,570 ft elevation, is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. Research time is granted to Caltech and its research partners which includes the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University.. The observatory c... more
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