Palomar 200-inch Hale Telescope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Palomar_200-inch_Hale_Telescope
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1936
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkbp:diameter 200 inches
5.08 meters
gptkbp:elevation 1713 meters
5620 feet
gptkbp:firstLight 1949
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Rockefeller_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palomar 200-inch Hale Telescope
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:California
gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
San Diego County
gptkbp:mirrorCastDate 1934
gptkbp:mirrorPolishedBy gptkb:Albert_G._Ingalls
gptkb:Corning_Glass_Works
gptkbp:mirrorWeight 14.5 tons
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Palomar_Observatory_Sky_Survey
gptkb:Kuiper_Belt_objects
quasars
gptkbp:openToPublic limited
gptkbp:operator gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter Pyrex glass
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:type astronomer
equatorial mount
gptkbp:usedFor astronomer
spectroscopy
imaging
astrophysics research
gptkbp:website https://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/homepage.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wide-field_Infrared_Camera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6