Itinerary for a Valentine’s Day Visit to Lowell Observatory

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Itinerary for a Valentine’s Day Visit to Lowell Observatory Looking for Valentine’s Day plans for you and your sweetheart? This sample itinerary can give you an idea of how to […]

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Adam Nimoy, Dr. Alan Stern, David Levy, and David Eicher to Headline Lowell Observatory’s Sixth Annual I Heart Pluto Festival

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Press Release: Adam Nimoy, Dr. Alan Stern, David Levy, and David Eicher to Headline Lowell Observatory’s Sixth Annual I Heart Pluto Festival The Sixth Annual I Heart Pluto Festival – themed “To Boldly Go Beyond […]

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Dr. Jeff Hall: Flagstaff’s 2024 Male Citizen of the Year

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Dr. Jeff Hall: Flagstaff’s 2024 Male Citizen of the Year Lowell Observatory proudly celebrates former Lowell Executive Director Dr. Jeff Hall, who has been honored as the 2024 Flagstaff Citizen […]

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Indigenous Perspectives – How The Stars Tell Our Stories

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Indigenous Perspectives – How The Stars Tell Our Stories Staff Highlight: Misha Pipe, NAAOP Coordinator I met Native American Astronomy Program (NAAOP) Coordinator Misha Pipe in the Education Office, a […]

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Everything You Need to Know About the Grand Opening of the ADC

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Everything You Need to Know About the Grand Opening of the ADC As you have (hopefully) heard by now, the Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center (ADC) will celebrate its official […]

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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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Itinerary for a Rainy Day at Lowell

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Itinerary for a Rainy Day at Lowell   Picture this: you planned to visit the observatory, but clouds are rolling in and it’s starting to rain. You may think that […]

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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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Lowell Observatory Voted Most Iconic Tourist Destination by PHOENIX Magazine

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Lowell Observatory, a cornerstone of astronomical research and a beloved destination for science enthusiasts, has been awarded the Arizona Travel Award for Most Iconic Tourist Attraction by PHOENIX magazine. This […]

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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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