Palomar Observatory - San Diego County, CA - Philatelic Photographs on Waymarking.com

Owned by the California Institute of Technology, this observatory has seven telescopes.

From the Observatory's website (visit link) "The telescopes of the Palomar Observatory are involved in a wide variety of astronomical research programs. The studies conducted here range from the hunt for near-Earth asteroids to probing distant galaxies and quasars at the farthest reaches of the universe."

The Observatory's 200-inch Hale Telescope The 200-inch (5.1 m) was the world's largest effective telescope for 45 years (1948 - 1993) and is still used nightly.

Also at the site are a:
48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope
60-inch Telescope
Palomar Testbed Interferometer
Planet Search Telescope
18-inch Schmidt Telescope
24-inch Telescope


Since the Observatory is an active research center, visits are only permitted during the day: Visiting hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. while on Standard Time and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. while Daylight Savings Time is observed. The site is open every day except Christmas and Christmas Eve.

There is a small Museum and gift shop near the Observatory.
The ride up to the site is very enjoyable- as you rise up long winding roads, you'll see roadside fruit stands- usually featuring locally grown avocados and oranges. You will also travel through several Indian Reservations....some of which have casinos.

Additional information can be found at the Wikipedia site: (visit link)

See more about the stamp at (visit link)

Stamp Issuing Country: USA Date of Issue: 8/30/1948 Denomination: 3 cents Color: blue Stamp Type: Single Stamp Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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