Grand Old Telescopes. / Damond Benningfield.
by Benningfield, Damond; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 47Science. Publisher: Star Date, 2002ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Astronomy -- Observations | McDonald Observatory | Mount Wilson Observatory | Palomar Observatory | Telescopes -- Design and construction | Telescopes -- HistoryDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Palomar's 200-inch telescope isn't alone in its fall from Olympian heights. Two other telescopes that helped open the frontiers of astronomy--telescopes at least a half-century old, that ranked first or second in the world when they entered service--are being relinquished to backup roles." (STAR DATE) This article discusses the Palomar, Wilson and McDonald observatories and explains how new technologies have kept these old telescopes in continuous operation.
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Originally Published: Grand Old Telescopes, March/April 2002; pp. 4-9.
"Palomar's 200-inch telescope isn't alone in its fall from Olympian heights. Two other telescopes that helped open the frontiers of astronomy--telescopes at least a half-century old, that ranked first or second in the world when they entered service--are being relinquished to backup roles." (STAR DATE) This article discusses the Palomar, Wilson and McDonald observatories and explains how new technologies have kept these old telescopes in continuous operation.
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