Philip Abelson, second from left, and other guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory. A portion of the telescope is seen at the far right; the dome's open shutter is seen at the far left, behind the guests standing on the balcony. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
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