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Title
Telescope pointed to the zenith, Palomar Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1945
1946
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1955
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
200 inch telescope pointing to the zenith, as seen from the south, Palomar Observatory. The sky can be seen through the dome opening.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 8X10 print
Identifier
COPC 2552
30549
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/770
Subject
Telescopes
Large astronomical telescopes
Astronomical instruments
Astronomical observatories
Observatory domes
Interiors
Palomar Observatory
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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