View from Mars Hill: The return of the Perseid Meteor Shower
View from Mars Hill: The return of the Perseid Meteor Shower As posted on the Arizona Daily Sun website on 07/25/2023 The passing of July to August signals the arrival […]
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View from Mars Hill: Robert Burnham and his Celestial Handbook
As published on the Arizona Daily Sun website on August 13, 2022. The appeal of astronomy is both intellectual and aesthetic; it combines the thrill of exploration and discovery, the […]
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View from Mars Hill: Schmitt set to be grand marshal in 4th of July parade
As posted on AZDailySun.com on June 4, 2022 In July of 1964, a newly minted PhD geologist from Harvard University packed his belongings in his ’55 Chevy and left Boston for a […]
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View from Mars Hill: Possible meteor storm in the forecast for May 30
As posted on AZDailySun.com on May 21, 2022 On the evening of May 30, the sky may come alive with an outburst of meteor activity. The result of a comet […]
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View from Mars Hill: The Lowell Discovery Telescope by the numbers
As posted on the Arizona Daily Sun website on 3/26/2022. Aluminum is traditionally used to commemorate 10-year anniversaries. That’s appropriate for such a recognition on April 3 as the preeminent […]
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View from Mars Hill: Lowell, Orpheum set to host A Night of Discovery
On February 18, Lowell Observatory and the Orpheum Theater present A Night of Discovery, commemorating the anniversary of Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of the icy world Pluto on February 18, 1930. […]
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View From Mars Hill: 12 facts About Jupiter, the King of the Planets
From the Arizona Daily Sun, October 2, 2021 12 facts about Jupiter, the king of the planets Jupiter continues to shine brightly in the eastern skies just after sunset. Here […]
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View From Mars Hill: Saturn: Alluring, Familiar and Well-positioned
From the Arizona Daily Sun, September 8, 2021 Saturn, one of the more familiar and alluring features of the night sky, is now well-positioned to wow observers. The farthest planet […]
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