Join Lowell Observatory educators at the Giovale Open Deck Observatory (https://lowell.edu/godo), at 8PM MST 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 to […]
The stars have never been closer: even elementary school students have sent satellites to orbit, and the costs of launching are dropping dramatically. What happens when we see space as a canvas for human imagination? In this talk, we will voyage to several space futures we dreamed up at ASU’s Center for Science and the […]
Stars come in a variety of sizes, colors, and temperatures, and scientists use a variety of observing methods to study them. The LDT, with its suite of instruments, is ideal for such a study. Tonight, you will hear about Lowell’s cutting-edge research on stars from our panel of stellar astronomers (they not only study stars […]
Celebrate the final weekend of International Dark Sky Week with a brew! In recognition of International Dark Sky Week and their 7 year founding anniversary, Flagstaff’s Dark Sky Brewery is teaming up with Lowell Observatory to bring you Dark Sky Weekend, two nights of beer, stargazing, prizes, and more! April 29 at Dark Sky Brewery […]
Celebrate the final weekend of International Dark Sky Week with a brew! In recognition of International Dark Sky Week and their 7 year founding anniversary, Flagstaff’s Dark Sky Brewery is teaming up with Lowell Observatory to bring you Dark Sky Weekend, two nights of beer, stargazing, prizes, and more! April 30 at Lowell Observatory | […]
Celebrate This Rare Event At Lowell Come to Lowell Observatory to witness this amazing and rare celestial event: the Total Lunar Eclipse! Enjoy festivities throughout the evening, from 5pm – midnight. Lowell Observatory will have the Chile Box food truck, Historic Brewing Co. beer, poi performances, a fun scavenger hunt, face painting, special science talks, […]
Join Lowell Observatory in viewing the 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse LIVE from the Giovale Open Deck Observatory! Starting at 7:15pm PDT on Sunday, May 15, we will be streaming the eclipse using our state-of-the-art TEC APO140FL 5.5" refracting telescope. Watch eclipse-themed presentations from members of Lowell's superstar staff and enjoy live views of the eclipse […]
Join Lowell Observatory on Tuesday, May 17, at MotherRoad Brewery for Astronomy on Tap! Hang out with Lowell Educators John Compton and Juan Ruiz while they talk all about Moon. Meet us outside on the patio starting at 6pm. Trivia and prizes begin around 7pm.
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 […]
Rocket through space and sail among billions of stars and galaxies. Utilizing some amazing simulation software, astronomer Dean Regas guides you through the mind-boggling scale of the universe. Along the way, you’ll stop by the Moon and individual planets. Then, you’ll make the jump to light speed and head to interstellar space to see all the […]
Summer Solstice | June 21st 2022 Hosted by Peppercorn Games Join us on the Summer Solstice for an ethereal night of dance, acrobatic, stunt, and circus performances set under the dark skies at Lowell Observatory. At this narrative-driven variety show, audience members will revel with dancers, acrobats, stuntmen, and more as they tell the colorful […]