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Lowell Observatory
John Vickers McAllister Space Theater


USA , ARIZONA , FLAGSTAFF
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Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory


Type: Observatory
Opened in 2007
Closed now
Address: 1400 West Mars Hill road - Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Country: USA
Email: info@lowell.edu
Phone: +1 928-233 3280

Website: https://lowell.edu/infinite-wonders-await-at-the-astronomy-discovery-center/
Website 2: https://lowell.edu/visit/experiences/
     







24 seats











Dome of  4.0m




Technical
Digital system Prototype : Ansible Technologies

Facilities
Observatory 610mm Clark refractor (Alvan Clark & Sons 1896), 325mm refractor 1928 (discoverer of Pluto 1930), 530mm Newton, 460mm, 410mm, 330mm
Gift Shop Yes

Operation

History
- 1894: opening observatory
- August 2019: project to build a new Astronomy Discovery Center ($29 million) for 2024 with a planetarium


Comments
Not really a planetarium... The Rotuda Museum is not a planetarium too


Latitude: 35°12'07" N  -  Longitude: 111°39'52" W  -  Altitude: 2206m

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