Clark 125th Anniversary | Binary Star Research

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 […]

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Interactive Stargazing | August 3, 2021

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 […]

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Founding of Lowell Documented in Correspondence

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For several years archivists at Lowell Observatory have been digitizing historic records. The most recent effort focuses on correspondence between Percival Lowell and Andrew Douglass that documents the founding of […]

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Unmasking the “Cibecue Star Stone”

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Like a detective fixated on deciphering the sequence of events in a crime, astronomers use every available tool in their arsenal to build an understanding of the universe. Such is […]

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Asteroid Day- June 30

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“Early in the morning of June 2 an extremely bright meteor was seen over the skies of Arizona and surrounding states. Fragmentation of the meteor was observed, loud explosions were […]

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AZ Meteor- June 2nd 2016

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New information about the meteor seen over Arizona and parts of New Mexico on June 2, 2016. According to Lowell Observatory’s Dr. Nick Moskovitz the meteor seen in the early […]

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