Palomar
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Places
- One of several locations in northern San Diego County, including
- Palomar MountainPalomar MountainPalomar Mountain is a mountain in the Peninsular Ranges in northern San Diego County. It is famous as the location of the Palomar Observatory and Hale Telescope, and known for the Palomar Mountain State Park.-History:...
, part of the Palomar Mountain Range and one of the highest points in San Diego County - Palomar ObservatoryPalomar ObservatoryPalomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
, a privately owned observatory located on Palomar Mountain - Palomar CollegePalomar CollegePalomar College is a community college with one campus and six education sites in San Diego County, California. The main campus is located in San Marcos, while the six education sites are located elsewhere throughout north San Diego County. The largest of these is the education center located in...
, a community college in San Marcos, California - Palomar Medical CenterPalomar Medical CenterPalomar Medical Center is a hospital located in Escondido, California. PMC is operated by the Palomar Pomerado Health District, which also operates Pomerado Hospital in nearby Poway. The hospital is the only designated trauma center in northern San Diego County.PMC opened in 1950 as Palomar...
, a hospital in Escondido, California - Palomar Airport (officially McClellan-Palomar Airport), a public airport in Carlsbad, California
- Palomar Mountain
- El Palomar, Buenos AiresEl Palomar, Buenos Aires- External links :** Official website *...
, a city forming part of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina- El Palomar (airbase), military airbase, Argentina
- El Palomar, ValenciaEl Palomar, ValenciaEl Palomar is a municipality in the comarca of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community, Spain....
, a municipality in Spain - Palomar de ArroyosPalomar de ArroyosPalomar de Arroyos is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 227 inhabitants....
, a town in Aragón, Spain
Science
- Palomar Transient FactoryPalomar Transient FactoryThe Palomar Transient Factory is an astronomical wide-field survey designed to search for optical transient and variable sources. It is fully automated, including a wide-field survey camera, an automated realtime data reduction pipeline, a dedicated photometric follow up telescope, and a full...
, an astronomical wide-field survey - Palomar Testbed InterferometerPalomar Testbed InterferometerThe Palomar Testbed Interferometer was a near-IR, long-baseline stellar interferometer located at Palomar Observatory in north San Diego County. It was built by Caltech/JPL and was intended to serve as a testbed for developing interferometric techniques to be used at the Keck Interferometer...
, a stellar interferometer located at Palomar Observatory - Palomar Sky Survey, a major photographic survey of the night sky completed in 1958
- Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid SurveyPlanet-Crossing Asteroid SurveyThe Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey was initiated by Eleanor F. Helin and Eugene M. Shoemaker in 1973. This program is responsible for the discovery of several thousand asteroids of all types including a large number of Near-Earth Asteroids , over 200 high inclination objects, other rare...
, initiated in 1973
People
- Arnau de PalomarArnau de PalomarArnau de Palomar was the first lord of Riudoms, in Southern Catalonia near the current city of Reus. The lordship of Riudoms was granted to Arnau de Palomar 24 January 1150 by the lord of the City and Land of Tarragona, Robert Bordet ....
(fl. circa 1150), medieval Catalonian nobleman - Enrique de la MoraEnrique de la MoraEnrique de la Mora y Palomar was a Mexican architect who designed prominent university buildings and Roman Catholic churches in which he experimented with hyperbolic-paraboloid roofs...
y Palomar (1097-1978), Mexican architect - Jared Palomar, member of the American rock band AugustanaAugustana (band)Augustana is an American rock band from San Diego, California who are signed to the Epic Records record label. They are best known for their singles, "Boston" and "Sweet and Low."-Beginning years:...
Other
- Palomar BallroomPalomar BallroomThe Palomar Ballroom, built in 1925, was a famous ballroom in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. It was destroyed by a fire in late 1939....
, a famous ballroom in Los Angeles, California - Hotel Palomar (Washington, D.C.), a high-end boutique hotel
- PalomarMr. PalomarMr. Palomar is a 1983 novel by the Italian writer Italo Calvino. Its original Italian title is Palomar. In an interview with Gregory Lucente, Calvino stated that he began writing Mr. Palomar in 1975, making it a predecessor to earlier published works such as If on a winter's night a traveler. Mr...
, a novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino, published in 1983 - Palomar (comics), a 2003 graphic novel by Gilbert Hernandez
- Palomar (band)Palomar (band)Palomar is an indie rock band out of Brooklyn, New York. The band originally formed in 1998; however, Rachel Warren is the only original member still in the band. Palomar has completed national U.S. tours every year since 2003, including a tour shared with nationally renowned indie band Mates of...
, a band from Brooklyn, New York - Palomar (alternative rock band)Palomar (alternative rock band)Palomar is an alternative rock band formed by three members of the band Paw. "The band sports a gentler and more melodic sound than Paw." They released one album, World Without Horses, in 1998....
, a band from Lawrence, Kansas - Palomar knotPalomar knotThe Palomar knot is a knot that is used for securing a fishing line to a fishing lure, snap or swivel.To tie the knot first double 8-12" of line into a loop and pass it through the eye of the hook, lure or swivel. Tie a very loose overhand knot using the doubled loop and the doubled section of...
, used for securing a fishing line to a fishing lure, snap or swivel - Palomar Handicap, an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack