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Palomar Observatory The History of Palomar Observatory really began in the mid-1920s, when results from the Mount
Wilson Observatory's 100-inch telescope demonstrated the need for a larger instrument if expected advances in astronomical research were to be realized. As a
result of  the foresight and work of astronomer George Ellery Hale, in 1928 the International Education Board (one of the Rockefeller Foundations) awarded a grant to Caltech for the
construction of a 200-inch telescope. Numerous locations were tested for the atmospheric conditions needed for optimum astronomical observing, and in 1934
Palomar Mountain was selected as the site for the new instrument. Palomar Observatory is owned and operated by the California Institute of
Technology, a privately endowed educational and research institution located in Pasadena, California, and is used to support the scientific research programs of
Caltech's faculty and students. The principal instruments at Palomar are the 200-inch Hale Telescope, the 48-inch Oschin Telescope, the
18-inch Schmidt telescope, and the 60-inch reflecting telescope (operated jointly by Caltech and the Carnegie Institute of Washington). By agreement, Caltech
shares use of the Hale Telescope with astronomers from Cornell University and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Sources:
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/
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