View from Mars Hill: The return of the Perseid Meteor Shower
As posted on the Arizona Daily Sun website on July 31, 2021 Photo: A 30-second exposure of a meteor, taken with a circular fisheye lens during the 2016 Perseid meteor […]
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This Month in Astronomy | July 2021
As any astronomy enthusiast knows, there’s far more to see in the summer sky than fireworks. Constellations like Leo, Virgo, and Ursa Major will soon come into view, along with […]
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How to View the 2021 Total Lunar Eclipse
Photo: A total lunar eclipse that occurred in July of 2018 | ESO A total lunar eclipse will occur on May 26, 2021. Read on to learn more about the […]
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Celebrating National Astronomy Day | May 15, 2021
This year, National Astronomy Day falls on May 15, 2021. Read on to learn about how this bi-annual celebration began, and how you can celebrate it from wherever you are […]
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View from Mars Hill: The annual Lyrid Meteor Shower shows its stuff
Photo: A Lyrid Meteor Shower is about as bright as the Big Dipper | Jimmy Westlake, NASA By Kevin Schindler As featured on the Arizona Daily Sun website on April […]
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Guided Tours and More: New Ways to Discover Wonder at Lowell this Month
We’ve officially moved into Phase 2 of our phased reopening plan! This means that we’re unveiling some brand new ways to experience the universe at Lowell. Read on to learn […]
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View from Mars Hill: The Egg Nebula
Photo: The Egg Nebula. NASA, W. Sparks (STScI) and R. Sahai (JPL) By Kevin Schindler As featured on the Arizona Daily Sun website on March 27, 2021 We celebrate most […]
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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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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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Deep Space Spotlight: The Dwarf Planets of our Solar System
Photo: A color-enhanced photo of Pluto taken by the New Horizons Spacecraft | NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Currently, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially classifies five celestial bodies in our solar system as […]
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Deep Space Spotlight: Centaurus A
Photo: Centaurus A | ESO/WFI (Optical); MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al. (Submillimetre); NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. (X-ray) Centaurus A (aka NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is a visually-striking starburst galaxy1 located in the constellation […]
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Deep Space Spotlight: the Large Magellanic Cloud
Photo: The Large Magellanic Cloud | ESO/VMC Survey The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a satellite of the Milky Way, as well as one of our closest galactic neighbors at […]
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