Observatory on Palomar Mountain The dome is 41 meters (135 feet) tall, 42 meters (137 feet) in diameter. The Palomar Observatory is located in north San Diego County, California. It is a world-class center of astronomical research that is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. The observatory is home to five telescopes that are nightly used for a wide variety of astronomical research programs. The research is conducted by Caltech's faculty, post-doctoral fellows and students, and by researchers at Caltech's collaborating institutions. The observatory was built in 1936. #Astronomy #California #Dome #Observatory #Palomar #Telescope
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