Life on Mars (Human and … Otherwise)
On this episode of Star Stuff, the crew and Lowell Cosmologist Dr. Kyler Kuehn sits down with Dr. Roedolph Opperman to talk about what life in outer space may look […]
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Clyde Tombaugh, From The Eyes of His Son: We Talk to Alden Tombaugh
Historians, gather ’round! In this episode of Star Stuff, the crew sits down with Alden Tombaugh and discuss his father, Clyde Tombaugh, and what it was like being the son […]
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I♥Pluto Festival 2022 | Who Was Clyde Tombaugh?
The 2022 I♥Pluto Festival is in full swing! We’ll be celebrating the February 18, 1930 discovery of Pluto from now until February 21st, 2022. Many of our events happening this […]
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Views of Pluto: From the Past to the Present
By Claire Gibson, Lowell Educator 92 years of imaging Pluto have allowed a closer and more detailed look at the cold, small body located over 3.2 billion miles away from […]
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I♥Pluto Festival 2022 | Undaunted Exploration: An Astronomer’s Journey Through the Solar System
Robotic spacecraft probing our solar system represent a capstone of human exploration. That capstone resides on a foundation built by astronomical observations revealing scientific questions answerable only by on site […]
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LOWELL OBSERVATORY PRESS RELEASE: MOTHER ROAD BREWING COMPANY TEAMS WITH LOWELL OBSERVATORY ON “LOWELL LAGER”
February 10, 2022 Discover Mother Road’s second beer promoting Lowell’s annual I Heart Pluto Festival. Flagstaff, AZ — Mother Road Brewing Company and Lowell Observatory are pleased to co-create the kind […]
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I♥Pluto Festival 2022 | Daily Pluto Tours
Feb12 — 13, 18—20 10am – 4pm Hourly | Lowell Educators Learn about Clyde Tombaugh, the tenacious 23-year-old Kansanite who discovered Pluto in 1930, as well as the arduous process […]
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I♥Pluto Festival 2022 | Pluto Art Show Reception
An exhibition featuring Pluto themed art from members of the International Association of Astronomical Artists. The International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), is a non-profit organization whose members implement and […]
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I♥Pluto Festival 2022 | History Captured on Glass: The Pluto Discovery Plates
History Captured on Glass: The Pluto Discovery Plates with, Brian Skiff, Lauren Amundson, Dr. Stephen Levine | Hosted by Dr. Amanda Bosh Lowell Observatory has a treasure trove of astronomical […]
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A Night of Discovery at the Orpheum Theater
Friday, February 18 5-8:30pm Experience A Night of Discovery, commemorating the anniversary of Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of the icy world Pluto on February 18, 1930. This is the keynote event […]
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I♥Pluto Festival 2022 | Astronomical Time-lapse Imaging: From seconds to Centuries
Astronomical Time-lapse Imaging: From seconds to Centuries Nothing in the universe is static. Whether the bodies are moving or evolving, astronomical events play out in periods ranging from seconds to […]
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VIP Tickets on Sale for I Heart Pluto Festival’s VIP Experience
As part of its 3rd Annual I Heart Pluto Festival, Lowell Observatory is offering a VIP experience that allows participants deluxe access to all festival events. This includes: *Exclusive 5-hour […]
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