Passing Parade

Story of the Mount Palomar Telescope

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Passing Parade presents short, dramatized stories drawn from history and everyday life. This title points to an installment about the Mount Palomar Telescope, the landmark observatory instrument whose construction opened a remarkable new window on the universe.

The program’s characteristic format turns a subject into a compact radio narrative, using spoken performance and sound to make people, events, and discoveries vivid to listeners. Here, the focus is the telescope and the human achievement behind a major advance in astronomical observation.

The result is an accessible blend of history and science, suited to listeners curious about how important ideas and inventions came to be. Its concise storytelling gives the subject a personal, dramatic shape rather than presenting it as a technical lecture.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.