Hale Observatories

Hale Observatories

      astronomical research unit that included the Palomar Observatory of the California Institute of Technology and the Mount Wilson Observatory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. Both observatories were established under the guidance of the American astronomer George Ellery Hale.

      The Palomar and Wilson observatories were operated jointly by the two institutions as the Hale Observatories from 1948 until 1980, when their administration was separated.

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