Hours of Operations
Make sure to plan ahead for your day at Lowell Observatory!
Infinite Wonders Await!
Help us create experiences of awe and wonder with the Astronomy Discovery Center, opening in the fall of 2024.
Plan Your Trip
Your ticket gets you all-day access, so check out our recommended itinerary!
Location
1400 West Mars Hill RdFlagstaff AZ, 86001
Hours
Upcoming Holidays
Check out this sample itinerary of a perfect spring day spent at Lowell, from open to close, to help you plan!
[…] a month, we will be celebrating the 3rd annual I Heart Pluto Festival! This three- day celebration will have food, drinks, presentations, live music, and more. Pluto lovers of all […]
[…] upcoming events at Lowell and beyond, plus a little dash of history. News ☆ Mon day, June 27 Lowell Observatory hosting Star Party at Flagstaff Public Library Experience the night […]
Next week brings one of the more festive holidays of the year, honoring the principle patron saint of Ireland. This is, of course, St. Patrick’s Day and is held […]
[…] more to come not only from DKIST. A new spacecraft called Solar Orbiter will launch next month to give scientists their first close-up look at the Sun’s north and south […]
[…] at Lowell Observatory, chiefly by Earl Slipher and Carl Lampland. But the technology of the day severely limited what they could learn. Pluto was never more than a speck on […]
[…] inspired by them and their planetary siblings that they have even incorporated them into every day life. One way they did this had to do with naming the days of […]
[…] to budget your time? Never fear: check out this sample itinerary of a perfect fall day spent at Lowell, from morning to evening, to help you plan! *Note: Please […]
Itinerary for a Spring Day at Lowell Observatory So, you’d like to visit the observatory, but you’re not sure of the best way to budget your time? Never fear: check […]
[…] times, the Solstice was believed to be when the veil between this world and the next was at its thinnest, and when fairies were at their most powerful. Lowell Observatory […]
This year, National Astronomy Day falls on May 15, 2021. Read on to learn about how this bi-annual celebration began, and how you can celebrate it from wherever you are […]
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