Cosmic Coffee, Cup No. 45 | A Scorpion, an Archer, and the Center of the Milky Way Wake up with Cosmic Coffee every Thursday morning at 9am PDT! Join our director Dr. Jeff Hall as he sits down with a different guest each week to enjoy a cup of coffee from a local business and […]
Interactive Stargazing | Grand Canyon Star Party Join us for a special Interactive Stargazing as we collaborate with the Grand Canyon Star Party! Lowell Observatory educators will be streaming live from the Giovale Open Deck Observatory (https://lowell.edu/godo) at 9:30 PM PDT for a guided, interactive observing session. You can view the stream on our Youtube […]
Streaming | Cosmic Coffee, Cup No. 46 | Characteristics of Young Stars Young stars, often referred to as "T Tauri stars," look and behave quite differently compared to mature Main Sequence stars like the Sun. This week during Cosmic Coffee, Research Assistant Lauren Biddle and Research Associate Brian Skiff will discuss some of the classifications […]
Streaming | Cosmic Coffee, Cup No. 47 Wake up with Cosmic Coffee every Thursday morning at 9 am PDT! Join Lowell Observatory Staff each week as they enjoy a cup of coffee from a local business and discuss a variety of scientific topics. Cosmic Coffee explores a different topic in astronomy or planetary science each […]
Streaming | Clark 125th Anniversary | Beta Scorpii Join us for a Livestream celebration of the 125th anniversary of the historic Clark Refractor! The program runs from 9:30-10:15 pm PDT and includes: Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler will discuss ways the Clark dome has been rotated through the years, including on pontoons in a trough of […]
Astronomy Discovery Center Ground Breaking Ceremony | June 26 2021 Join Lowell Observatory for the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the new Astronomy Discovery Center at 1:30pm PST on June 26th! You can find all of our Live-Streams and more on our YouTube channel!
Join Lowell Observatory educators at the Giovale Open Deck Observatory (https://lowell.edu/godo), at 9:30 PM PDT for a guided, interactive observing session. After showcasing some planned celestial objects through our 14" PlaneWave CDK telescope, we’ll let you choose which objects to see next via YouTube's chat function. It's stargazing, reimagined. *Note: Programming may be canceled due […]
Clark 125th Anniversary | Binary Star Research Join us for a livestream celebration of the 125th anniversary of the historic Clark Refractor from 9:30-10:15 pm PDT! Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler will share the sometimes quirky observing chairs that astronomers used through the years. Lowell educators at the Clark Refractor will share live views of colorful […]
Clark 125th Anniversary | First Light On July 23, 1896, Lowell Observatory’s 24-inch Clark Refractor saw first light. Thus began the life of one of the world’s most storied telescopes. Join Lowell astronomer Stephen Levine and historian Kevin Schindler as they recount the events leading up to the Clark’s first light and then compare this […]
Interactive Stargazing | August 3, 2021 Join Lowell Observatory educators at the Giovale Open Deck Observatory (https://lowell.edu/godo) at 9:30 PM PDT for a guided, interactive observing session. After showcasing some planned celestial objects through our 14" PlaneWave CDK telescope, we’ll let you choose which objects to see next via the YouTube and Facebook chat functions. […]
Join Lowell Observatory at 9pm AZ/PT on Wednesday, August 11, 2020, for a live stream of the Perseid meteor shower!
Member Meteor Madness | August 11, 2021 | 10pm – 1am Join us for an exclusive member event to view the Perseid meteor shower at Lowell Observatory! Check-in at the Steele Visitor Center. Bring chairs or blankets to get comfortable while viewing the night sky (limited seating will be provided). Bonus! The Giovale Open Deck Observatory […]