Palomar Observatory Prime Focus Tour

In the prime focus cage with Jesse Greenstein

Riding the elevator to the top of the parked telescope.

[audio] "When the telescope was built, an observer had to ride throughout the night in the prime focus cage to ensure accurate tracking of the telescope. The astronomer ascended to the cage, eighty feet above the floor, in a specially designed elevator."

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