Palomar Interferometer

USA / California / Valley Center /
 observatory, telescope
Interferometry facility at Palomar Observatory opened for operations in 1998 and ceased operations in 2009.

Interferometry is the technique of diagnosing the properties of two or more waves by studying the pattern of interference created by their superposition. The instrument used to interfere the waves together is called an interferometer. Interferometry is an important investigative technique in the fields of astronomy, fiber optics, engineering metrology, optical metrology, oceanography, seismology, quantum mechanics, nuclear and particle physics, plasma physics, and remote sensing.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palomar_Testbed_Interferometer
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Coordinates:   33°21'26"N   116°51'50"W

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