Lowell Observatory’s vision for its education program is bold and simple: to be the premier public astronomy destination in the world. The observatory took a critical step toward achieving that goal on Saturday, June 26, by breaking ground on a 40,000-square-foot, $37.5-million discovery center. The … [Read more...] about Lowell Observatory Breaks Ground for World Destination
Jeff Hall
Lowell Observatory: Illuminating Ideas About the Dark
Jeff Hall stepped outside around 9:30 p.m., after attending a talk in Los Angeles a few years ago. As one would expect of an astronomer and the director of Lowell Observatory, his eyes went to the heavens. “The faintest thing I could see were the three bright stars in Orion’s Belt. You could maybe … [Read more...] about Lowell Observatory: Illuminating Ideas About the Dark