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Feb 12, 2020 · Lowell Observatory, which bills itself as “the home of Pluto,” is hosting the I Heart Pluto Festival on Saturday and Tuesday to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the discovery. It’s inviting ...
Nov 14, 2021 · With its inky-dark nighttime skies, Northern Arizona is ideal for looking upward into the vast cosmos, especially at famed Lowell Observatory, a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
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Jan 11, 2022 · Here AAS Executive Officer Kevin Marvel shares the 2021 year-end report on the AAS journals and some amazing statistics that help us gauge how the journals are operating and their impact.
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
- 1894
- Flagstaff MRA (AD)
A Tradition of Cutting-Edge Research. Lowell has been at the forefront of astronomical research for well over a century, with critical discoveries made from the inner solar system to the far reaches of the universe.
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Lowell Observatory is known for its legacy of cutting-edge research ranging from detection of the first evidence of the expanding universe in 1912 and discovery of Pluto in 1930, to modern-day studies of the solar system and beyond with one of the world’s most powerful tools for exploring space, the Lowell Discovery Telescope. The observatory ...