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Astronomical Images from the Palomar Observatory

Seen above are the Crab Nebula, edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891, Neptune, Mars, Hubble's Variable Nebula, the Orion Nebula, spiral galaxy NGC 2403, and globular cluster M92. All were photographed with the 200-inch Hale Telescope. Explore the links on the right to see high resolution versions of these objects and others.

Digital Palomar Observatory Sky Survey Images in Google Sky.

Explore the Big Picture now on display at Griffith Observatory.