Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory motion pictures collection, 1935-1996 (bulk 1935-1948).
A collection of films showing the construction and operation of the 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory, Palomar Mountain, California. This instrument was the world's largest effective telescope for 45 years (1948-1993). The collection includes footage of the transportation, grinding and polishing of the 200-inch mirror on the campus of the California Institute of Technology. A small portion of this material has been transferred to video tape and digitized from tape to DVD.
Located in San Diego County, California, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The 200-inch Hale reflecting telescope is the principal instrument at the Palomar Observatory and was built by Caltech with a 6 million dollar grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.
California Institute of Technology
Palomar Observatory
Motion pictures
Telescope, 200-inch.
Telescopes -- Design and construction.
AIP-ICOS
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