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The Samuel Oschin Telescope
High Resolution Images of the Samuel Oschin Telescope for news media Digital Palomar Observatory Sky Survey Images in Google Sky
Since 1949 the 48-inch (1.2 m) Samuel Oschin Telescope has been quietly working to improve our understanding of the universe. It nightly scans the skies, returning discoveries that astound and amaze. Currently it operates as a robotic telescope. The data collected is beamed out by microwave via the High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network to astronomers for analysis. It is a wide-field Schmidt telescope that was designed for survey work. The telescope has a 48-inch aperture with a glass corrector plate and a 72-inch (f/2.5) mirror. Russell Porter's 1941 drawing of the telescope.
A brief history of
the Samuel Oschin Telescope
Images of the Samuel Oschin Telescope Discoveries made at the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope Recent scientific publications from the Samuel Oschin Telescope. The Samuel Oschin Telescope was used to generate the Second Palomar Observatory Survey
POSS II and
the Digital Palomar Observatory Sky Survey DPOSS.
Samuel Oschin Telescope Surveys at Palomar Observatory - How are objects like dwarf planet Eris discovered?
Hunting Gamma-Ray Bursts with the Samuel Oschin Telescope Technical details on the QUEST camera Eleanor Helin's Career & Asteroid Searches from Women In Technology 5391 Emmons the story of how an asteroid discovered at Palomar by Eleanor Helin got its name. High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network The Big Picture now on display at Griffith Observatory |
