Flagstaff Family Food Center: Weekly Science Lesson
2022-08-31 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | Flagstaff Family Food Center, 1903 N 2nd St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86004, United States
On Wednesday, August 31, one of our educators will teach a science lesson at the Flagstaff Family Food Center for preschool-aged kids. This month’s theme is Our Moon, and this week’s lesson will be an activity called Oreo Moon Phases. Kids will use Oreo cookies to recreate the phases of the Moon.

Beerstronomy | August 30, 2022
2022-08-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
What’s better than stargazing? Stargazing AND beer! Join us on Thursday, August 30 at 7pm for Beerstronomy, a night of constellation tours, stargazing, and brews from Historic Brewing Company. A special commemorative beer glass and two rounds of beer come free with every ticket purchase! Guests must be 21+ years of age with a valid ID to purchase or consume alcohol. We’ll see you there!
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Flagstaff Family Food Center: Weekly Science Lesson
2022-08-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Flagstaff Family Food Center, 1903 N 2nd St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86004, United States
On Wednesday, August 24, one of our educators will teach a science lesson at the Flagstaff Family Food Center for preschool-aged kids. This month’s theme is Our Moon, and this week’s lesson will be an activity called Tin Foil Moon. Kids will use coins and tinfoil to create their own mini-Moons!

Yoga Under the Stars with Erin Widman
2022-08-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Join The Yoga Experience and Lowell Observatory for our annual Yoga Under the Stars event! The doors open for this very special event at 6:00pm, the yoga class is from 6:30-7:30pm. Class will be accompanied by live local symphony music by Slugs from Space and an orchestra of colors as the sun sets, leading us into a star-filled night to remember.

Class will be followed by refreshments, raffle prizes, and guided stargazing tours until 9pm.

Tickets are $60 before August 1st, $75 after, with proceeds supporting Lowell Observatory.

Space limited to 100 yogis.

6:00pm Doors Open
6:30pm Outdoor Yoga Under the Stars
7:30pm Refreshments: including beverages from Grand Canyon Brewery.
Guided stargazing and constellation tours until 9:00pm

*All entries include one raffle ticket for some wonderful door prizes! Extra raffle tickets will be available for purchase: 1 for $5 or 5 for $20.

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Lowell Observatory at Movies on the Square
2022-08-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Heritage Square, 22 E Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Come find us at Movies on the Square this Saturday, August 20 from 4-8pm! We’ll have solar telescope viewing, UV bead bracelet-making, and trivia. This week’s theme is Space Missions, and kids and their families can participate with a question to win a Lowell prize. See you there!

How We Recoat the LDT’s 14-foot Primary Mirror
2022-08-18 19:00 - 19:30 | YouTube
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 Cornelius will join Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler to d

Members Event: The Saturn Soirée
2022-08-14 22:00 - 23:00 | Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Celebrate the opposition of Saturn in style at the members-only Saturn Soirée! On the night of the opposition, members will be offered an exclusive stargazing session at the 24″ Dyer Telescope, the latest addition to Lowell Observatory’s fleet of public telescopes. Join us staring at 10pm on August 14th to mingle with other members, learn about the science of oppositions, and experience unforgettable views of the Ringed Planet at its biggest and brightest!
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Lowell42 | Examining a Genius: The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Burnham, Jr.
2022-08-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Lowell Observatory, Giclas Lecture Hall, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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 a panel discussion that explores Burnham, what drove him, and the personality of a genius.

Flagstaff Mayor Paul Deasy will also be there to issue an official proclamation designating August 13 as Robert Burnham Jr. Day!

Panelists include:

Journalist Tony Ortega, who in 1998 wrote the defining account of Burnham’s life
Donna Courtney, Burnham’s niece and only surviving relative
Dr. William Sheehan, astronomy historian and retired psychiatrist
Brian Skiff, renowned sky expert who has worked for nearly 40 years at Lowell Observatory

If you can’t make it in person, tune in on our YouTube channel!
https://youtu.be/9TW4DntK0Ks

Bear Howard Gravel Race
2022-08-06 07:00 - 2022-08-07 17:00 | Flagstaff High School, 400 W Elm Ave, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Celebrate the memory of Arizona legend Bear Howard by joining the 2022 Bear Howard Gravel Race! The race will consist of approximately 100 miles of prime gravel riding around the peaks of Northern Arizona. Consider it a tour of Flagstaff, taking in views of Kendrick, Sitgreaves and of course, the San Francisco Peaks. To register or learn more, visit https://www.sableevents.com/events/bearhowardgravel!

LIVE Interactive Stargazing | YOU Direct Our Telescope on July 28, 2022
2022-07-28 23:00 - 2022-07-29 00:00 | YouTube
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 you want to see in the night sky! Get even more in-depth knowledge of the night sky with each object we observe through our 14″ PlaneWave CDK telescope, informative presentations, and live chat interaction, all from the comfort of your home! It’s stargazing, reimagined.
*Note: Programming may be canceled due to inclement weather.

ASU Marston Theater Virtual Night Sky Presentation
2022-07-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
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

There’s Something in the Air | Studying Planetary Atmospheres with the Lowell Discovery Telescope
2022-07-21 19:00 - 20:00 | AZ
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.

NIGHTCAP: Art Social - Evenings at Coconino Center for the Arts | Featuring Lowell Observatory
2022-07-21 18:00 - 21:00 | AZ
Coconino Center for the Arts (CCA) is open for a twilight viewing experience 6-9 pm on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month during the exhibition NightVisions: Cultural Interpretations of the Night Sky. Evening hours enable viewing of the exterior video installation SKYGLOWPROJECT at dusk, and an intimate exhibition experience in the gallery.
Lowell Observatory will be at the NIGHTCAP Art Social on July 21, 2022, along with representatives from the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition (FDSC). Join us for an evening of art, telescope viewing, and light refreshments under the stars! There will be a Q&A session, artist presentation, stargazing, refreshments, and gallery viewing open exclusively to members of Lowell Observatory, CCA, and FDSC.

$10 suggested donation.
Refreshments available for purchase.

Astronomy on Tap: Lowell Observatory visits Seattle!
2022-07-20 20:00 - 21:00 | YouTube
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 discuss NASA’s DART spacecraft’s plan to crash into an asteroid, on purpose.
Tune in on Wednesday, July 20th at 8pm listen to these exciting presentations and have fun with our friends in Seattle!

Asteroid Day 2022 | Big Impact Event
2022-06-30 11:00 - 23:00 | Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Meteor Crater and Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, set the stage for a fantastic Asteroid Day celebration. Flagstaff’s “Big Impact Event” will highlight the Meteor Crater, formed 50,000 years ago, representing the best preserved meteor impact site in the world. Meteor Crater is 700 feet deep, more than an astronomical 4,000 feet across, and 2.4 miles in circumference. Lowell Observatory, a 128-year-old astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, studies near-earth asteroids and has discovered roughly 30,000 asteroids and about 40 comets in our solar system. The two organizations together will plan a one-day event complete with panels, speakers, food trucks, local beer, tours of both facilities, poi performances, and night-sky viewing.
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Star Party with Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library
2022-06-27 20:00 - 21:30 | Wheeler Park, 212 W Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Experience the night skies like you’ve never seen them before on Monday, June 27 from 8:00 to 9:30PM at Wheeler Park.
Join the Flagstaff Public Library and Lowell Observatory for a starry night filled with art, science, and activities for all ages.

Use telescopes from Lowell Observatory for a guided tour of the night sky
Log meteors and identify galaxies as a citizen scientist
Gather for a kids’ starry storytime
Paint the sky on the library’s star mural

Free parking is available in the lot across from City Hall. Bring comfortable shoes, a light coat, a lawn chair or blanket, and your smart phone (if you have one/if desired).
Important: This event is located at Wheeler Park in front of the Downtown Library.

To request reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, please call (928) 213-2331. Three days prior notice is requested.

Documentary Screening (and Q&A after) by Filmmaker George Sibley
2022-06-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Lowell Observatory, Giclas Lecture Hall, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
William Herschel and the Universe – A Documentary Film by George Sibley
William Herschel, a 42 year old musician and amateur astronomer, discovered the first “new” planet in history in 1781. His telescopes, observations and theories transformed what was the clockwork universe imagined by Isaac Newton into the evolutionary and wonder-filled cosmos we know today. This is the story of how modern astronomy took shape under the pre-industrial skies of the 18th century.
Join us on June 24, 2022 for an exclusive chance to view this film with the filmmaker himself! George will be taking questions after the film, so don’t miss out.
Free with purchase of a general admission ticket.

Watch the trailer below!

https://lowell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Herschel-Trailer.mp4

LIVE Interactive Stargazing | YOU Direct Our Telescope on June 23, 2022
2022-06-23 22:00 - 23:00 | YouTube
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 you want to see in the night sky! Get even more in-depth knowledge of the night sky with each object we observe through our 14″ PlaneWave CDK telescope, informative presentations, and live chat interaction, all from the comfort of your home! It’s stargazing, reimagined.
*Note: Programming may be canceled due to inclement weather.
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Zodiac Solstice Event
2022-06-21 18:30 - 23:30 | Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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 stories of the Zodiac through performance art. All tickets include evening stargazing from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. VIP ticket holders will enjoy long-exposure night sky portraits with the cosmos as a backdrop, private deep-sky imaging with a Stellina telescope, and front-row seating for performances.

Pricing:
$29 General Seating
$44 VIP Seating & Experience

VIP Package:

Front-row seating
Interaction with performers
Long-exposure night sky portrait at Lowell

Select VIP option at checkout for Matinee or Evening Tickets

Matinee Show
6:30pm – 8pm

Doors Open 6pm
Stay late for after-event activities!

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Tickets available for purchase at time of the event and sold in advance at peppercorngames.com/events.
*Late Admission will not be available after 7pm as the front doors will be locked.

Evening Show
9:30pm – 11pm

Doors Open 8pm
Arrive early for pre-event activities!

Buy Evening Tickets
Tickets available for purchase at time of the event and sold in advance at peppercorngames.com/events.
*Late Admission will not be available after 10pm as the front doors will be locked.

Night Sky Viewing Party
Included with any ticket.
8pm – 9pm

Telescope viewing available for all guests.
Included with VIP Experience: Stellina deep-sky imaging, long-exposure night sky portraits.

"Tour of the Universe: You Are Here" with Dean Regas
2022-06-19 20:00 - 21:00 | Lowell Observatory, Giclas Lecture Hall, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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 galaxies in the universe. Don’t worry, he’ll have you back home in time for dessert! Copies of Dean’s book How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto will be available for purchase in the Starry Skies Shop, and the author himself will be present for a book signing.
Free with purchase of General Admission.
About Dean
Dean has been the Astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory since 2000. He is a renowned educator, author, national popularizer of astronomy and an expert in observational astronomy.
From 2010-2019 Dean was the co-host of the PBS program Star Gazers. He is the author of four books including “Facts From Space!” and “100 Things to See in the Night Sky”. Dean is a Contributing Editor to Sky and Telescope Magazine and a contributor to Astronomy Magazine, where he won 2008 “Out-of-this-World” Award for astronomy education. Dean has written over 160 astronomy articles for the Cincinnati Enquirer, blogged for the Huffington Post and is regularly featured on television and radio. Dean is a frequent guest on National Public Radio’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow and NPR’s Here & Now. He also hosts an astronomy podcast with Anna Hehman called “Looking Up!”
At the Cincinnati Observatory, he has developed his skills as a dynamic writer and public speaker who brings the complicated field of astronomy down to Earth for students of all ages.

Little Galaxy on the Celestial Prairie: Using the Lowell Discovery Telescope to Study Dwarf Galaxies
2022-06-16 19:00 - 20:00 | AZ
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 how they’ve explored these tiny galaxies with the Lowell Discovery Telescope. This free program will be available to watch via a livestream feed on Lowell Observatory’s YouTube station.

A Decade of Discovery | Searching For Planets Around Other Stars
2022-05-19 19:00 - 20:00 | YouTube
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 EXPRES to detect earth-sized planets. Tonight, our panel of experts—Dr. Joe Llama, Dr. Catherine Clark, and Dr. Debra Fischer—will join Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler to discuss how they use the LDT in their cutting-edge studies of exoplanets.

Astronomy On Tap: The "Not So Dark Side" of the Moon
2022-05-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Mother Road Brewing Co., 7 S Mikes Pike St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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.

2022 Total Lunar Eclipse Party | Virtual Event
2022-05-15 19:15 - 2022-05-16 00:00 | YouTube
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 as it approaches totality in our pristine dark skies!

2022 Total Lunar Eclipse Party at Lowell
2022-05-15 17:00 - 2022-05-16 00:00 | Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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, and additional state-of-the-art telescopes available for viewing the Total Lunar Eclipse.
Can’t make it in person? Lowell Observatory will be streaming the Total Lunar Eclipse from Moonrise (7:15pm PDT) to Midnight. Our livestream will include educational programming, live views of the Total Lunar Eclipse from our TEC APO140FL 5.5″ refracting telescope, and other perspectives of the eclipse from around the world. Join on YouTube for this free livestream event.
*Note: Programming can be canceled due to inclement weather.
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Celebrate Dark Sky Weekend | Featuring Dark Sky Brewing Co.
2022-04-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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 | 7:30pm
Looking for the best night sky views with your beer? Grab your tickets to Lowell Observatory on April 30 to get in on the second day of festivities, beginning at 7:30pm. Brewmasters from Dark Sky will be set up at the Giovale Open Deck Observatory to offer a free beer tasting* and limited-time merchandise featuring the historic Clark Telescope Dome! You’ll find them in front of the Rotunda Plaza until the beer runs out. Click here to get your tickets!
*Must be 21+ to purchase or consume alcohol, ID required.

Celebrate Dark Sky Weekend | Featuring Dark Sky Brewing Co.
2022-04-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Dark Sky Brewing Company, 117 N Beaver St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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 | 7:30pm
The fun kicks off at Dark Sky Brewing Company on Friday, April 29 at 7:30 pm. Enjoy Dark Sky’s selection of craft brews (created and aged in-house!) on tap* while a Lowell educator shows you the cosmos through a portable telescope. Then, enter an out-of-this-world giveaway raffle for a chance to win a variety of prizes, including Lowell Observatory General Admission tickets and some Dark Sky swag. The giveaway will require everyone to follow Dark Sky and Lowell on Instagram, so click here to follow Dark Sky and here to follow Lowell ahead of the giveaway!
*Must be 21+ to purchase or consume alcohol, ID required.

Home of the Stars | Exploring Stars with the Lowell Discovery Telescope
2022-04-21 19:00 - 20:00 | YouTube
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 but are very good at it – that’s why we call them stellar!)
Watch live on our YouTube channel, starting at 7pm PDT!

Lowell 42: Imagining the Future of Space with Ed Finn
2022-04-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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 Imagination and find out what they can teach us about the universe, ourselves, and life on Spaceship Earth.
Join in on this event in person in Lowell Observatory’s Giclas Lecture Hall for the price of general admission, or watch it live from anywhere in the world on YouTube!

Virtual Event | Interactive Stargazing | April 5, 2022
2022-04-05 20:00 - 21:00 | YouTube
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 inclement weather.
