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2. Palomar Observatory - Wikipedia

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   Astronomer George Ellery Hale, whose vision created Palomar Observatory, built the world's largest telescope four times in succession. [8] He published a 1928 article proposing what was to become the 200-inch Palomar reflector; it was an invitation to the American public to learn about how large telescopes could help answer questions relating to the fundamental nature of the universe.

3. Coherent, Inc. - Wikipedia

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   Coherent, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California is an American company that develops, manufactures and supports laser equipment and related specialty components. . Coherent was founded in May 1966 by physicist James Hobart and five cofound

4. Inside Wall Street: Palomar's In-Home Laser Treatments ... - AOL

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   Will Palomar Medical Technologies' latest aesthetic laser products help reignite its languishing stock? A developer and provider of proprietary laser systems for medical and cosmetic applications ...

5. Laser communication in space - Wikipedia

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   In November 2013, laser communication from a jet platform Tornado was successfully demonstrated for the first time. A laser terminal of the German company Mynaric (formerly ViaLight Communications) was used to transmit data at a rate of 1 Gbit/s over a distance of 60 km and at a flight speed of 800 km/h in daylight. Additional challenges in ...

6. Hale Telescope - Wikipedia

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   The Hale Telescope is a 200-inch (5.1 m), f / 3.3 reflecting telescope at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, US, named after astronomer George Ellery Hale. With funding from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1928, he orchestrated the planning, design, and construction of the observatory, but with the project ending up taking ...

7. Palomar Transient Factory - Wikipedia

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   The Palomar Transient Factory (PTF, obs. code: I41), was an astronomical survey using a wide-field survey camera designed to search for optical transient and variable sources such as variable stars, supernovae, asteroids and comets. [1] The project completed commissioning in summer 2009, and continued until December 2012.