This Week in Astronomy History: Feb. 15-21
Photo: the two photographic glass plates Clyde Tombaugh compared to each other to ultimately discover Pluto. February 18, 1930: Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto On February 18, 1930, newly-minted, 24-year-old astronomer […]
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Secrets of Lowell: The Pluto Discovery Dome
Photo: The Pluto Discovery Dome | Sarah Gilbert Construction on the building known today as the Pluto Discovery Dome was completed in September of 1928, 11 years and 10 months […]
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This Week in Astronomy History: Feb. 8-14
February 8 1828: Jules Verne is born Jules Verne, a French poet, novelist, and playwright, was born in Nantes, France on February 8, 1828. Verne is best known for his […]
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Deep Space Spotlight: The Discovery of Charon
Photo: An enhanced color view of Charon, captured by New Horizons just before its closest approach on July 14, 2015 | NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute Pluto’s […]
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This Week in Astronomy History: Feb. 1-7
Photo: Clyde Tombaugh studies photographic plates through the Blink Comparator | Lowell Observatory Archives Feb. 2, 1964: Ranger 6 crash-lands on the Moon On February 2, 1964, the Ranger 6 […]
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View from Mars Hill: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 14
Photo: Newsman Jules Bergman (left) interviews astronauts Alan Shepard (2nd from right) and Edgar Mitchell (right) during November 1970 training at the manmade crater field near Cottonwood | Astrogeology Science […]
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Lowell Observatory Presents 2nd Annual I Heart Pluto Festival
PRESS RELEASE JANUARY 27, 2021 Lowell Observatory Presents 2nd Annual I Heart Pluto Festival Flagstaff, AZ. – Lowell Observatory is pleased to present a celebration 91 years in the making: […]
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Secrets of Lowell: The Mars Hill Chalet
Photo: the exterior of the Chalet | Madison Mooney Tucked away amongst the trees in a secluded corner of Lowell’s Flagstaff campus lies the Mars Hill Chalet, an unusual building […]
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This Week in Astronomy History: Jan. 25-31
Photo: The Hale Telescope Dome | Sebastian Wallroth 1/26/1949 – Palomar Observatory’s Hale Telescope sees first light On January 26, 1949, the 200-inch Hale Telescope saw first light at Palomar […]
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This Week in Astronomy History: Jan. 18-24
Photo: An artist’s impression of Pioneer 10 on its way to interstellar space | NASA 1/23/2003 – NASA Receives Final Radio Signal From Pioneer 10 On January 23, 2003, NASA […]
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View from Mars Hill: Great Conjunction arrives just in time for the holidays
Photo: Jupiter, Saturn, and the crescent Moon shot through Lowell’s Saturn Gate earlier this month | Amanda Bosh By Kevin Schindler The next nine days will be something for sky […]
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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 of firsthand acquaintance with incredibly […]
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