Michael West Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations. So wrote the longtime…
Robert Burnham and his Celestial Handbook
The appeal of astronomy is both intellectual and aesthetic; it combines the thrill of exploration and discovery, the fun of sight-seeing, and the sheer pleasure…
LOWELL OBSERVATORY COMMENCES A SCIENCE-BASED COVID-19 REOPENING PLAN IN ALIGNMENT WITH CDC GUIDELINES
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07 August 2020 LOWELL OBSERVATORY COMMENCES A SCIENCE-BASED COVID-19 REOPENING PLAN IN ALIGNMENT WITH CDC GUIDELINES Flagstaff, AZ. – Employing…
Lowell Observatory Presents Perseid Meteor Shower Livestream on August 11
On the evening of August 11, Lowell Observatory will present a free interactive livestream program about the Perseid Meteor Shower. Beginning at 9:00 p.m. AZ/PDT…
The Perseid Meteor Shower
By Kevin Schindler, Lowell Observatory Historian The passing of July to August signals the arrival of one of the most prominent and reliable meteor showers,…
SCIENTISTS FIND REMNANT OF STRANGE DISMEMBERED STAR CLUSTER AT GALAXY’S EDGE
Artist’s impression of the thin stream of stars torn from the Phoenix globular cluster, wrapping around our Milky Way (left). For the study, the astronomers…
Lowell Observatory Presents Interactive Livestream of Delta Aquariid and Alpha Capricornid Meteor Showers on July 28
On July 28 at 9 p.m. AZ/PDT, Lowell Observatory will host a free livestream highlighting the Southern Delta Aquariid and Alpha Capricornid meteor showers. Lowell…
Lowell Observatory Presents Comet NEOWISE Interactive Livestream on July 23
On the evening of July 23, Lowell Observatory is pleased to present a free live virtual event featuring Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3). This is the…
Viewing Comet NEOWISE in the Early Evening
NEOWISE Seen above the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff, AZ. Credit: Abe Snider By Kevin Schindler, Lowell Observatory Historian Comet NEOWISE has dramatically moved…
LOWELL OBSERVATORY RESUMES SCIENCE OPERATIONS, CAPTURES CONTINUED BREAKUP OF COMET ATLAS
Flagstaff, AZ. – On the night of May 18, Lowell Observatory resumed science operations with the Lowell Discovery Telescope. This capped a week of testing…