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...lives on the hill near the observatory. just happened to be walking by, with axe, as the tour group came through
Day 1 (Thursday): We spent just enough time in Winslow to get our picture taken on the corner. Afterward, we went to the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Day 2 (Saturday): We spent the day at Grand Canyon.
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. In 2011, the Observatory was named one of "The World's 100 Most Important Places" by TIME. It was at the Lowell Observatory that the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh.