Palomar Observatory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkb:Caltech
gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:architectural_style gptkb:architect
gptkb:church
gptkbp:area 200 acres
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:community_programs gptkb:book_series
educational outreach
tours
star parties
gptkbp:coordinates 33.3575° N, 116.8642° W
gptkbp:discovered_by discovery of quasars
observations of exoplanets
observations of the Milky Way
observations of variable stars
observations of the Andromeda Galaxy
discovery of supernovae
gptkbp:elevation 1,700 meters above sea level
gptkbp:established 1936
gptkbp:famous_for large telescopes
gptkbp:features multiple telescopes
gptkbp:height 1,700 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palomar Observatory
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Hale_Telescope
gptkb:P200_Telescope
gptkb:P48_Telescope
gptkbp:lighting 1948
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Diego_County,_California
gptkbp:notable_event Hubble Space Telescope collaboration
discovery of the first pulsar
Hale Telescope inauguration
first light of the P200 Telescope
public tours start
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:Palomar_200-inch_telescope
gptkb:Palomar_60-inch_telescope
gptkb:Palomar_48-inch_Schmidt_telescope
research observatory
public observatory
optical observatory
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:spacecraft
exoplanets
galaxy formation
stellar evolution
gptkbp:open_to_public gptkb:battle
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:3
gptkbp:position gptkb:Mount_Palomar
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
private donations
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:observatory
astrophysics
galactic dynamics
black hole studies
high-energy astrophysics
planetary science
dark matter research
solar system studies
stellar dynamics
gravitational wave astronomy
stellar populations
multi-messenger astronomy
atmospheric studies
neutrino astronomy
solar observations
star formation research
asteroid tracking
extragalactic astronomy
observational cosmology
stellar spectroscopy
dark energy research
comet studies
time-domain astronomy
magnetosphere studies
exoplanet transits
planetary nebulae studies
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:spacecraft
astrophysics
planetary science
stellar evolution
gptkbp:screen_size 60 inches
48 inches
200 inches
gptkbp:type research observatory
optical observatory
gptkbp:visitors open to public
gptkbp:visitors_per_year approximately 100,000
gptkbp:website https://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Optical_Telescopes
gptkb:Haumea
gptkb:Makemake
gptkb:Eris
gptkb:Sedna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4