Mount Palomar Observatory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Palomar_Observatory_Sky_Survey
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Caltech
gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkbp:city gptkb:Palomar_Mountain
gptkbp:collaborations various universities
various research institutions
gptkbp:community international collaborations
gptkbp:community_engagement gptkb:educational_programs
gptkbp:community_outreach public lectures
gptkbp:contribution stellar evolution studies
supernova research
gptkbp:coordinates 33.3563° N, 116.8642° W
gptkbp:discovery dark matter research
Hubble's Law
gptkbp:equipment spectrographs
gptkbp:established 1936
gptkbp:famous_for large telescopes
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:function astronomical research
gptkbp:has_ability wide field of view
gptkbp:has_research_center multiple telescopes
gptkbp:height 1,700 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mount Palomar Observatory
gptkbp:impact influential in modern astronomy
gptkbp:infrastructure gptkb:visitor_center
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Palomar_Observatory_Hale_Telescope
gptkbp:is_monitored_by various astronomical phenomena
gptkbp:is_reflected_in 200 inches
gptkbp:lighting 1948
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Diego_County,_California
gptkbp:notable_achievement discovery of exoplanets
gptkbp:notable_authors gptkb:Chadwick_A._Trujillo
gptkb:David_K._Lynch
gptkb:Rudolf_Minkowski
gptkb:Robert_Trumpler
gptkb:Walter_Baade
gptkbp:notable_collaborations Hubble Space Telescope team
gptkbp:notable_event first light of Hale Telescope
gptkbp:notable_galaxies reflecting telescope
research observatory
gptkbp:notable_project gptkb:Palomar_Transient_Factory
gptkbp:notable_technology adaptive optics
gptkbp:notable_work galaxy formation
gptkbp:observatory_history significant in 20th century astronomy
gptkbp:observatory_status active
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Palomar_Mountain_State_Park
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:primary_telescope gptkb:Hale_Telescope
gptkbp:public_access yes
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:research_output numerous published papers
gptkbp:surrounding_area gptkb:Cleveland_National_Forest
gptkbp:telescope_count gptkb:3
gptkbp:type optical observatory
gptkbp:visitors_per_year approximately 100,000
gptkbp:website https://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Comet_Shoemaker-Levy_9
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5