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Read MoreGiant Black Hole Pair Photobombs Andromeda Galaxy
November 30, 2017 • News ReleaseAn intriguing source has been discovered in the nearby Andromeda galaxy using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based optical telescopes. Previously thought to be part of the Milky Way’s neighbor galaxy, the new research shows this source is actually a very distant object 2.6 billion light years away that is acting as a cosmic bomb. This graphic shows the Chandra data (blue in inset) of the source k...
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Read MoreZwicky Transient Facility Opens Its Eyes to the Volatile Cosmos
November 14, 2017 • News ReleaseThe latest workhorse camera at the Palomar Observatory can scan the majority of the northern sky every night, looking for cosmic events as they happen.
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Explore ImageM42
March 4, 2014 • ObservationThis is a g- and R-band image from PTF of a segment of M42, the Great Nebula in Orion, one of the largest and nearest star-forming regions.
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Explore ImageM101 and Supernova PTF11kly
December 24, 2011 • ObservationM101 before and after the supernova PTF11kly exploded.
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Explore ImageComet ISON
November 13, 2013 • ObservationPTF imaged Comet ISON (officially designated C/2012 S1) about two weeks before its fateful perihelion in late November 2013 in this 60-second R-band exposure.
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Watch VideoAccumulated Sky Coverage in R-band
November 4, 2014 • Coverage VideoAccumulated coverage video from the Palomar Transient Factory.
