Palomar Observatory

Palomar Mountain Observatory

Alternative names	675 PA
Organization	California Institute of Technology
Observatory code	675
Location	San Diego County, California
Coordinates	33°21′23″N 116°51′54″W / 33.3564°N 116.865°W / 33.3564; -116.865
Altitude	1,712 m (5,617 ft)
Established	1928
Website	www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/
Telescopes	18-inch Schmidt camera Hale Telescope Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) at Palomar observatory Palomar 60-inch telescope Palomar Mountain-DSS Palomar Testbed Interferometer Samuel Oschin telescope
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Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory in San Diego County, California, 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Mount Wilson Observatory, on Palomar Mountain in the Palomar Mountain Range. It is owned and run by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The observatory is made up of four main telescopes: the 200 inch (5.08 m) Hale telescope, the 48 inch (1.22 m) Samuel Oschin telescope, the 18 inch (457 millimeter) Schmidt telescope, and a 60 inch (1.52 m) reflecting telescope. Also, the Palomar Testbed Interferometer is located at this observatory.