How do you use a state-of-the-art, 4.3-meter telescope? Very carefully! LDT Scientist Dr. Stephen Levine and Telescope Operator Cecilia Siqueiros will join historian Kevin Schindler to demonstrate how we open and operate this massive eye on the sky. Along the way, they’ll explain the revolutionary instrument cube and other features of the LDT.
Over the past few decades, the quality and quantity of satellite observations of Earth have improved dramatically. Nowhere is this more true than in the polar regions. Over the past 20 years, a fleet of satellites operated by many different countries have provided unprecedented insight into the changes underway in the Arctic and Antarctic. In […]
Searching for Planets Around Other Stars with Dr. Julien de Wit | Hosted by Dr. Amanda Bosh
On February 18th, 2020, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landed on the surface of Mars. One of the main goals of this mission is to search for evidence of past life on Mars. Jezero crater, the landing site of the rover, was selected as an exciting astrobiological target because it is the site of an […]
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 images on glass photographic plates from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s. The most famous of these is the pair of plates on which […]
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 many centuries. This presentation clearly shows these changes, with descriptions of what to look for and why it is of interest. Most of the images […]
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 investigation. The path from astronomical observations, defining science questions, and achieving mission success is an arduous one. Join MIT Professor Richard Binzel on a personal […]
This talk shares some interesting facts about interplanetary exploration, including the latest robotic Mars missions, humans living in space and on other planetary bodies, and exciting prospects of the emerging commercial space age. Dive into what it takes to send a robotic explorer and its helicopter companion 300 million miles and land it on the […]
Space art has played an important and inspiring role in planetary exploration since the dawn of the space age and it was no different leading up to the New Horizons flyby of Pluto in 2015. Ever since its discovery in 1930 artists helped us imagine what this icy world might look like, drawing from the […]
Tune into this special livestream event in honor of International Day of Women in Science! Starting at 6:00pm MST on February 11, female researchers and academics here at Lowell will share their stories and experiences, from their initial dreams to their education and varied career paths, to how they apply science in their current roles […]
Join Lowell Observatory educators at the Giovale Open Deck Observatory (https://lowell.edu/godo), at 7PM 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 […]
A Decade of Exploration with the Lowell Discovery Telescope This new series kicks off on January 20 as Lowell Observatory Director Dr. Jeff Hall and Astronomer/LDT Scientist Dr. Stephen Levine join historian Kevin Schindler to discuss the early days of the “LDT Era”, including why Lowell needed a new, state-of-the-art, telescope, some of the challenges […]