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Lowell Observatory Travelogue Leisure World Astronomy Club Michael Beckage November 3, 2011

Lowell Observatory Travelogue Leisure World Astronomy Club Michael Beckage November 3, 2011. Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff AZ. Founded in 1894 by Percival Lowell

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Lowell Observatory Travelogue Leisure World Astronomy Club Michael Beckage November 3, 2011

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  1. Lowell Observatory Travelogue Leisure World Astronomy Club Michael Beckage November 3, 2011

  2. Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff AZ Founded in 1894 by Percival Lowell “The mission of Lowell Observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach programs to bring the results of astronomical research to the public.”

  3. Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff AZ • Significant Accomplishments • VM Slipher discovered the “red shift” which • led to the theory of the expanding universe. • Photographic documentation of the planets. • Discovered Pluto! • Discovered the rings of Uranus. • Identified an atmosphere around Pluto. • Discovered many Kuiper Belt objects. • Now building a high tech 4.2 meter telescope • in Arizona – The Discovery Channel Telescope

  4. Club Field Trip to Lowell

  5. Club Field Trip to Lowell

  6. Steele Visitors Center

  7. Walking Tour of Campus

  8. Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff AZ

  9. Percival Lowell’s Mausoleum

  10. Percival Lowell’s Mausoleum

  11. The “Clark Dome” 1898

  12. The “Clark Dome”

  13. 24” Alvin Clark Refracting Telescope

  14. 24” Alvin Clark Refracting Telescope

  15. 24” Alvin Clark Refracting Telescope

  16. The View!

  17. Lunch, Day One

  18. Instrument Shop: “DCT Cube”

  19. What’s that old piece of junk?

  20. Other Observatory Buildings

  21. Roll-Off Roof Observatory

  22. A crazy dome idea

  23. The Titan Monitoring Telescope

  24. Pluto Discovery Telescope

  25. Pluto Discovery Telescope Pluto discovered 1930

  26. Pluto discovered 1930

  27. Pluto Discovery Images

  28. Day Two – Library and Archives

  29. Day Two – Library and Archives

  30. Day Two – Library and Archives

  31. Day Two – Library and Archives

  32. Pluto Discovery Films

  33. Rotunda Museum

  34. VM Slipher Spectrograph

  35. Lunch, Day Two

  36. Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff AZ Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) “First Light” in the Fall of 2011

  37. DCT Site Study June 2003

  38. DCT June 2006

  39. DCT June 2007

  40. DCT March 2009

  41. DCT Today!

  42. DCT Today!

  43. DCT – Sept 23 Midnight

  44. michael@discoverthestars.net

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