View allAll Photos Tagged LowellObservatory
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.
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.
This observatory (but not this scope) is where Pluto was discovered. Needless to say, they are a bit perturbed by recent events. September 11, 2006.
There were any number of cables and telegrams with suggestions on what to call Pluto before it was so named.
On June 6, a NASA social media event was held at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, to discuss the New Horizons spacecraft and its upcoming flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto, scheduled July 14. More than 30 NASA social media followers from across the country applied for and were selected to attend the event, at their own cost.
The New Horizons spacecraft is part of NASA’s New Frontiers program and is managed by Marshall.
#PlutoFlyBy #Pluto #NASASocial
Learn more about New Horizons and the Lowell Observatory at:
NASA New Horizons Mission Page: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html
Lowell Observatory Facebook:
www.facebook.com/lowellobservatory
Image Credit: (NASA/MSFC/Christopher Blair)
Went up to Mars Hill and tried out my 17mm tilt-shift lens, new Benro CF tripod and Gitzo ballhead. All very nice. These shots are not HDR, but are composites of multiple exposures.
This is Percival Lowell's mausoleum and Wikipedia info en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percival_Lowell
See more info here
Flagstaff, Arizona
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.