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Medal - Palomar Mountain Observatory San Diego County California
| Location | United States |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by multi-line cursive script lettering in relief, presenting detailed technical specifications of the Hale Telescope and its optical components, with no pictorial design elements. The text fills the field from top to bottom in a uniform layout. |
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| Reverse lettering | Telescope 264 inch tube 62 feet Long-Weight 150 tons paraboloid 200inch Pyrex-mirror Weight 14 3/4 tons accuracy of surface 1/200,000 inch Whole Mounting 500 tons Looks in space 1 Billion Light years One Light year = 5,000,000,000,000 miles |
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