Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility Past Events from 09/27/2024 – 10/26/2024 – Lowell Observatory

Dr. Qicheng Zhang at Heritage Starfest 2024

Capitol Reef National Park Torrey, UT 84775, Wayne County, UT, United States

Started in 2010, this annual festival celebrates the amazing night skies of Capitol Reef and surrounding Wayne County. Come learn more about astronomy, our connection to the night sky, and how darkness is important to the health of all living things. Hosted by Capitol Reef National Park and the Entrada Institute, this year's event will take place […]

Free

The Accelerating Expanding Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and Einstein’s Cosmological Constant

Lowell Observatory, Giclas Lecture Hall 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Dark energy is the leading candidate for the mechanism that is responsible for causing the cosmological expansion to accelerate. Bharat Ratra will describe the astronomical data which persuade cosmologists that (as yet undetected) dark energy and dark matter are by far the main components of the energy budget of the universe at the present time. […]

Free

Meet an Astronomer

Giovale Open Deck Observatory 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

This Saturday, come up to Mars Hill and meet an Astronomer! Take a peek at real-time images of planets, stars, galaxies and other celestial objects to be displayed on a large television screen outdoors with our new MallinCam. This is your opportunity to see interesting objects in the night sky, learn about an astronomer’s research, […]

Included with General Admission

Fly Me to the Moon | Science Talk by Dean Regas

Lowell Observatory, Giclas Lecture Hall 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Look back at the Apollo 11 mission which sent Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the Moon in 1969. Your tour guide is astronomer Dean Regas who will share some amazing pictures, footage, and anecdotes about the first people to walk on the Moon. Then we will look ahead to the Artemis missions […]

Free

Flashes in the Night | Science Talk with Jeremy Perez

Lowell Observatory, Giclas Lecture Hall 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Join photographer and amateur astronomer Jeremy Perez for a special science talk at Lowell Observatory! From tempestuous weather to space weather, storm chasing and space event chasing can expand our opportunities under dark skies. This photographic tour will explore beautiful night skies and the weather and other events that mingle with them.

Free

Indigenous Arabian Astronomy and Dark Skies | Science Talk with Dr. Danielle Adams

Lowell Observatory, Giclas Lecture Hall 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Does your favorite star have an Arabic name? Join cultural astronomer Dr. Danielle Adams as she showcases the importance of dark skies to the development of the rich cultural traditions of indigenous Arabian astronomy. Drawing from 6th–10th century CE Arabic texts, she will demonstrate how dark desert skies enabled faint stars near the limits of […]

Free

Meet an Astronomer

Giovale Open Deck Observatory 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

This Saturday, come up to Mars Hill and an Astronomer! Take a peek at real-time images of planets, stars, galaxies and other celestial objects to be displayed on a large television screen outdoors with our new MallinCam. This is your opportunity to see interesting objects in the night sky, learn about an astronomer’s research, and […]

Included with General Admission

Moonrise Program | Oct 16

Lowell Observatory, Rotunda Museum 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Join a Lowell Observatory educator at the Rotunda Museum for a talk on the origin and features of the Moon and the role of the observatory in lunar exploration. After the talk, we will take a walk to the observatory overlook to view the rising Moon through a telescope. This talk is included with general […]

Included with General Admission

Moonrise Program | Oct 17

Lowell Observatory, Rotunda Museum 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Join a Lowell Observatory educator at the Rotunda Museum for a talk on the origin and features of the Moon and the role of the observatory in lunar exploration. After the talk, we will take a walk to the observatory overlook to view the rising Moon through a telescope. This talk is included with general […]

Included with General Admission
Event Series Meet a Planetary Scientist

Meet an Astronomer

Giovale Open Deck Observatory 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

This Saturday, come up to Mars Hill and meet an Astronomer! Take a peek at real-time images of planets, stars, galaxies and other celestial objects to be displayed on a large television screen outdoors with our new MallinCam. This is your opportunity to see interesting objects in the night sky, learn about an astronomer’s research, […]

Included with General Admission

Astronomy on Tap | Chiral Twist: From Molecules to Myth

Mother Road Brewing Co. 7 S Mikes Pike St, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Join Lowell Observatory and Mother Road Brewing Co. on October 22 at 6:30pm for Astronomy on Tap! Listen to fascinating science talks, play trivia to win out-of-this-world prizes, and of course, enjoy Mother Road brews on tap. This month's speaker is Lowell educator Juan Ruiz, who will be giving a talk called "Chiral Twist: From […]

Free
Event Series Meet an Astronomer

Meet an Astronomer

Giovale Open Deck Observatory 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

This Saturday, come up to Mars Hill and meet an Astronomer! Take a peek at real-time images of planets, stars, galaxies and other celestial objects to be displayed on a large television screen outdoors with our new MallinCam. This is your opportunity to see interesting objects in the night sky, learn about an astronomer’s research, […]

Included w/ General Admission