Hale Telescope dome rotation

No narration, just 30 seconds of the Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory shot with an iPhone from the inside catwalk while the dome was rotating.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• astronomy
• telescopes
• Palomar Observatory

[yakovgolyadkin]

So were you on the dome as it was rotating, or was the telescope rotating inside a stationary dome? The perspective is really tricky.

Cool vid either way.

[palomarskyguy]

Yes, the perspective is tricky. :) I was on the rotating dome which makes it look like the telescope is moving.

[oldtaco]

I could only image being there to witness this, thanks for sharing your videos with Thunderf001 and us. : )

[Opticsengineer]

Nice shot of the tube and parts of the mount, too. Nice view of that movable mirror structure, which was used with Coude' focus (not sure what it is called.) She's a real beauty! Thanks Scott.

[DaUnd3rmindzz]

very cool

[sdpgposd]

Nice ;)

It was cool of you to give that video to thunderf00t. Thanks for the entertaining vid :)

[gargoloso]

great telescope!!!