Palomar Observatory Gift Shop

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The Palomar Observatory Gift Shop is staffed daily 9a – 3p Pacific daily to take your orders. Call us at (760) 742-2117.

Featured Item

Cosmic Odyssey: How Intrepid Astronomers at Palomar Observatory Changed Our View of the Universe, by Linda Schweizer. Please call us to pre-order.

Crystal Cubes

• Laser-etched crystal Hale Telescope cube: each cube includes a lighted base. Available in Small – 2 Inches ($59.00), Medium – 2.5 Inches ($79.00) and Large – 3 Inches ($109.00)

DVDs

• The Journey to Palomar on DVD, $24.95

Apparel

• Zippered hoodie with embroidered logo: navy or maroon, Small – XX Large, $39.99
• Grey short sleeve mirror/motto t-shirt: Small – XX Large, $17.95
• Navy blue short sleeve mirror/motto t-shirt: Small – XX Large, $17.95
• Grey long sleeve mirror/motto t-shirt: Small – XX Large, $19.95
• Ladies' blue v-neck logo t-shirt: Small – XX Large, $19.95
• Men's blue logo t-shirt: M only, $19.95
• Highway to the Stars t-shirt: black with glow-in-the-dark white paint, Small – XX Large, $15.95
• Dark skies t-shirt: black with glow-in-the-dark white paint, Small – XX Large, $17.45
• Youth ABCs t-shirt: light blue with glow-in-the-dark white paint, youth sizes X Small – X Large, $14.95
• You are here t-shirt: black, adult sizes Small – XX Large, $15.95; youth sizes Small – Large, $14.95
• Baseball hat: $18.95
• Beanie: dark brown/navy or steel blue, $17.95

Books

• Cosmic Odyssey by Linda Schweizer, hardcover, $39.95
• The Palomar Tradition, 70th anniversary edition, 8.5" × 11" booklet, $5.50
• The Perfect Machine: Building the Palomar Telescope by Ronald Florence, paperback, $16.50
• How I Killed Pluto, and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown, paperback, $17.00
• More Things in the Heavens by Michael Werner and Peter Eisenhardt, hardcover, $35.00
• Palomar Mountain by Brad Bailey, paperback, $21.99
• Self-guided walking tour booklet, $5.00

Greeting Cards and Postcards

• Milky Way over 200-inch Hale Telescope dome greeting card, $3.95
• Palomar Observatory aerial view postcard, $0.45
• Hale Telescope and dome postcard, $0.45
• Fall at Palomar postcard, $0.45
• Palomar at night postcard, $0.45
• 200-inch dome pastel postcard, $0.45
• Hale secondary mirror postcard, $0.45
• Winter at Palomar Observatory postcard, $0.45
• Zwicky Transient Facility postcard, $0.45
• Hale Telescope looking north postcard, $0.45
• 200-inch dome in winter postcard, $0.45

Miscellaneous Items

• One-of-a-kind, hand-made ornaments, gift tags, or bookmarks, $2.00
• Pewter ornament, $16.95
• Laser-etched crystal keychain: 1 1/4" diameter × 5/8" thick, $13.95
• Keychain fob: 1.5" × 1.5", $4.95
• Weatherproof rectangular decal: 2" × 3", $2.95
• Weatherproof circular decal: 3" in diameter, $2.95
• Circular patch: 3" in diameter, $3.95
• Rectangular patch: 2.5" × 4", $3.95
• Lapel pin, $3.95
• Palomar Observatory dwarf planets, $3.95
• Dome and Milky Way magnet: 1 5/8" × 4 5/8", $5.00
• Dome and Milky Way bookmarker: $4.95
• George Hale's motto magnet: 3" × 2", $3.95
• Dome in fall magnet: 3.5" × 2.5", $4.95
• Telescope magnet: 3.5" × 2.5", $4.95
• Open dome magnet: 3.5" × 2.5", $4.95
• 3D planets magnet (incl. plastic sleeve): "Palomar Observatory" imprint, $4.95
• 3D planets bookmarker: "Palomar Observatory" imprint, $4.95
• Rainbow pencil: $0.50
• Blue ink pen: navy, red, champagne, or black, $3.95
• Palomar H₂O To Go bottle holder, $3.95
• 1948 Palomar Observatory 3-cent postage stamp, $1.00
• Set of 33 Palomar Observatory vintage slides: 1950s, in slide sleeves, $10.00

Posters

• “Big Eye” promotional poster: 18" × 24", $14.95
• “Palomar Traditions” promotional poster: 18" × 24", $14.95
• “Menace from Space” promotional poster: 18" × 24", $14.95
• “Open Late” promotional poster: 18" × 24", $14.95
• R.W. Porter 200-inch Hale Telescope cutaway drawing poster: black & white, 18" × 24" $12.95, 24" × 32" $16.95
• R.W. Porter 200-inch Hale Telescope looking NW poster: black & white, 18" × 24" $12.95, 24" × 32" $16.95

Mugs and Glasses

• Palomar Observatory double-walled stainless steel 16 oz. travel mug, $14.95
• Palomar Observatory logo cobalt blue, $12.95
• Hale Telescope mirror and Hale motto mug, $12.95
• Pint glass, $6.95
• Wine glass, $9.95
• Shot glass, $5.95