For millennia, humans have asked the question, “Are we alone?" One step in answering this question involves searching for and studying exoplanets—planets around stars other than our Sun. The Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT) is ideal for such a study. One project, for instance, combines the power of the LDT with a Yale University-built instrument called […]
While the Milky Way Galaxy contains several hundred billion stars, dwarf galaxies have only 1,000 to a few billion. To better understand these diminutive families of stars and how they form, scientists use some of the world’s most powerful instruments. Tonight, Dr. Deidre Hunter and Haylee Archer will join Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler to share […]
You will tell Lowell Observatory where to point the telescope in this LIVE Interactive Stargazing experience on June 23 at 10pm PDT! Get ready for the BRAND NEW Interactive Stargazing 2.0: Discover the skies with Lowell Observatory expert educator and TikTok star Hannah Zigo, live from our Giovale Open Deck Observatory. Make requests for objects […]
We've got a special Astronomy on Tap livestream this month with Astronomy on Tap Seattle! They will be featuring scientists from Lowell Observatory at Bickersons Brewhouse in Seattle, Washington! First, Dr. Jeff Hall will talk about Pluto's discovery, what's been going on since then, and its tie to the Lowell Observatory. Then, Dr. Moskovitz will […]
Tonight, Drs. Amanda Bosh and Stephen Levine will join Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler to share how they’ve studied the atmospheres of planets and small solar system bodies with the Lowell Discovery Telescope.
Summer is here and we are hitting the road to explore the cosmos! Come along as the Marston Theater team will be broadcasting live from the Lowell Observatory. We will share some of the best places for stargazing and astronomy across Arizona. *Please note this presentation will run for approximately 90 minutes
You will tell Lowell Observatory where to point the telescope in this LIVE Interactive Stargazing experience on July 28 at 11pm PDT! Get ready for the BRAND NEW Interactive Stargazing 2.0: Discover the skies with Lowell Observatory expert educator and TikTok star Hannah Zigo, live from our Giovale Open Deck Observatory. Make requests for objects […]
Lowell42 | Examining a Genius: The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Burnham, Jr. Robert Burnham, Jr. compiled one of the most popular astronomy books ever—the three-volume observing bible, Burnham’s Celestial Handbook—while working at Lowell Observatory in the mid-20th century. Yet Burnham was enigmatic and tragic in many ways. Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler will host […]
The massive primary mirror of the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT) measures 14 feet in diameter by 4 inches thick. Yet its critical reflective layer is only 100 nanometers thick—1,000 times thinner than typical photocopy paper! This aluminum skin must be periodically replaced, a painstaking process that takes weeks to complete. Tonight, LDT Engineering Manager Frank […]
The Lowell Discovery Telescope is an ideal tool for exploring galactic building blocks such as stars that have been ripped apart from their home group. Lowell Observatory’s Director of Technology Dr. Kyler Kuehn will join Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler to discuss dismembered star clusters, stellar streams, and more.
You will tell Lowell Observatory where to point the telescope in this LIVE Interactive Stargazing experience on September 29 at 10pm PDT! Get ready for the BRAND NEW Interactive Stargazing 2.0: Discover the skies with Lowell Observatory, live from our Giovale Open Deck Observatory. Make requests for objects you want to see in the night […]
The Lowell Discovery Telescope is an ideal tool for exploring dramatic cosmological events, such as the shredding of stars by black holes and the emission of gamma-ray bursts when neutron stars collide. Tonight, Dr. Brad Cenko, Research Astrophysicist of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and University of Maryland, along with graduate students Erica Hammerstein […]