Magazine article from 1949 on exclusive first images from 200-inch Hale Telescope online
To celebrate the history of astronomy....
Collier’s magazine, which became famous to space buffs for
publishing articles on Wernher von Braun’s future space plans
illustrated by Chesley Bonestell in the 1950s, also published
a great article with beautiful photographs taken by and of the
200-inch Hale Observatory when it officially opened for
business in 1949.
The full issue, plus some ads, have been scanned in online
at this Web site:
http://www.popiofamily.com/Colliers_Palomar/index.htm