GODO Premium Access: A New Way to Touch the Stars
Comet NEOWISE over the Giovale Open Deck Observatory, featuring our new glowing pathway | Jim Cole In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we here at Lowell Observatory made the […]
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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 (12:00 a.m. EDT), Lowell Observatory […]
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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, the Perseids. It has wowed […]
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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 Observatory Astronomer Dr. Nick Moskovitz, […]
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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 same evening that the comet […]
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How to View the Opposition of Saturn | The Ringed Planet at its Biggest & Brightest
Photo: Sanborn/Neugent/Lowell Discovery Telescope/NSF By Madison Mooney Just as Jupiter did on the evening of July 13 and into the morning of July 14, Saturn will appear at its biggest […]
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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 into the early evening skies […]
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How to View the Opposition of Jupiter | The Gas Giant at its Biggest and Brightest
Massey/Neugent/Lowell Discovery Telescope/NSF By Madison Mooney On the evening of July 13 and into the morning of July 14, Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, will appear at […]
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How to View the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | A Different Kind of July 4th Light Show
By Madison Mooney Cowritten with Hailey Osborn and Victoria Girgis, Lowell Educators On July 4-5, the Moon will turn slightly darker than usual as it moves into the outermost part […]
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Celebrating the 2020 June Solstice
Photo: Yvonne Höpfl – Dornberg, Germany By Madison Mooney Cowritten with Victoria Girgis, Lowell Educator Though school is out and the weather is warming up, it isn’t summer just yet—at […]
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Interactive Stargazing: How to Participate and What to Request | Summer 2020
Photo: The Giovale Open Deck Observatory at night, taken by Danielle Adams By Madison Mooney Cowritten with Victoria Girgis, Lowell Educator With social distancing measures still in place here at […]
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Lowell Discovery Telescope Resumes Science Observations and Comet ATLAS (C/2019 Y4)
By Stephen Levine, Matthew Knight, & David Schleicher The 4.3-meter Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT) resumed science operations last night, May 18. The facility was closed on the 31st of March […]
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