Some Fast Facts About the 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse

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Some Fast Facts About the 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse Written in collaboration with Lowell Historian and PIO Kevin Schindler On the evening of March 13, 2025, skywatchers across North America […]

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View from Mars Hill: Planets on parade, with rare alignment

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View from Mars Hill: Planets on parade, with rare alignment Published in Arizona Daily Sun – February 27, 2025 In her 2017 contemporary romance novel All the Lies We Tell—which […]

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About the 2024 Orionid Meteor Shower

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Perhaps the best known of all comets is Halley (correctly pronounced so that it rhymes with rally, not daily) named after the 17th-18th century astronomer Edmond Halley. This familiar object […]

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Brian Skiff: Looking at Every Star

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Brian Skiff: Looking at Every Star Having worked at Lowell Observatory for nearly 50 years, researcher Brian Skiff has seen a lot of change happen on Mars Hill. In fact, […]

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Does Venus Have A Moon? | We Talk To Zoozve Discoverer Brian Skiff

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In this episode of Star Stuff, Cody Half-Moon sits down with Lowell astronomer Brian Skiff as he recounts his discovery of Venusian moon Zoozve, and how a determined dad’s twitter […]

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The 2024 Perseid Meteor Shower

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The Perseid Meteor Shower The passing of July to August signals the arrival of one of the most prominent and reliable meteor showers, the Perseids. It has wowed observers for […]

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Temporary “New Star” Could Appear in the Sky Before the End of Summer

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As you may have heard, stargazers may be treated to an unusual sight in the night sky at some point in the coming months: a nova, which will appear to […]

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Celebrating the 2024 June Solstice

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Though school is out and the weather is warming up, it hasn’t been summer just yet—at least, not from an astronomical standpoint. Today (June 20, 2024), those of us in […]

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: A Glimmer of Cosmic Wonder

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Excitement is building among astronomers and skywatchers for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3), which is steadily brightening and developing a visible tail. As of early May 2024, the comet’s magnitude reached […]

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How to Observe the 2024 Lyrid Meteor Shower

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By Madison Mooney The Lyrid meteor shower peaks on the night of April 21 and the wee hours of April 22, but meteors will remain visible until April 29! What […]

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Itinerary for a Spring Day at Lowell Observatory

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Itinerary for a Spring Day at Lowell Observatory So, you’d like to visit the observatory, but you’re not sure of the best way to budget your time? Never fear: check […]

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Jupiter During Daylight: Why it Happens and How to View It

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Jupiter During Daylight: Why it Happens and How to View It You may think of telescope viewing as a strictly nighttime activity, but that’s not always the case! Some planets, […]

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