Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search (LONEOS) A search for nearth-Earth asteroids and comets undertaken by
Lowell Observatory, using a 0.6-m Schmidt camera on the Observatory's site at Anderson Mesa near Flagstaff, Arizona. LONEOS began operation in 1998. http://asteroid.lowell.edu/asteroid/loneos/loneos.html
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Lowell Observatory
Transcript from: Weekend Saturday (NPR); 7/5/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...ph) has been at the observatory more than 60 years. HENRY GIGLAS, LOWELL OBSERVATORY, ARIZONA...discovered astronomers at Lowell Observatory. GIGLAS: He contributed...SOUND OF VISITORS AT LOWELL OBSERVATORY UNKNOWN TOUR GUIDE...
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Lowell Observatory Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 5/27/1994; 700+ words
; ...A historic observatory celebrates a...tomorrow, Percival Lowell of Boston arrived...chose that for an observatory. As it turns...since Percival Lowell died, we' ve...When Percival Lowell was establishing the observatory a hundred years...
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Lowell Observatory a must-see
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 7/16/2000; 437 words
; ...object, its discovery (after Lowell's death) was a landmark in modern astronomy. In 1894, Lowell picked Flagstaff, a town then...bright city lights, for his observatory. Today, however, the Lowell Observatory's effectiveness...
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Founder's work continues at Lowell Observatory.(The Gazette (Colorado Springs))
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 7/31/2000; ; 525 words
; ...object, its discovery (after Lowell's death) was a landmark in modern astronomy. In 1894, Lowell picked Flagstaff, a town then...bright city lights, for his observatory. Today, however, the Lowell Observatory's effectiveness...
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Corning to Supply Mirror Blanks for Research Telescope at Lowell Observatory.
Business Wire; 11/18/2003; 700+ words
; ...WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2003 The Lowell Observatory near Flagstaff, Ariz., has selected...world for astronomical optics. The Lowell Observatory - a renowned privately...serve the research goals of the Lowell Observatory and the interests of...
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REP. RENZI ANNOUNCES NSF FUNDING FOR LOWELL OBSERVATORY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/7/2007; 392 words
; ...Renzi, R-Ariz. (1st CD), issued the following news release: Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-01) announced that the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff will be receiving a federal grant of nearly $1.4 million. The funds, provided by the National...
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Profile: New observatory which combines light from several telescopes to give a more detailed view of stars is nearing completion
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 6/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...00-0000 Profile: New observatory which combines light from...Laboratory in Washington and the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff...Astronomer Nat White is with Lowell Observatory. Mr. NAT WHITE (Astronomer, Lowell Observatory): The instrument...
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Blaze Threatens Historic Observatory
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Blaze Threatens Historic Observatory Host: MELISSA BLOCK Time...endangered a historic observatory. For more than 100 years, the Mount Wilson Observatory has been a hub for astronomers...originally which started at the Lowell Observatory but Mount...
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Profile: Kenneth Walker Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 10/26/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...0000 Profile: Kenneth Walker Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona Host...the nation to get its own observatory. Mitch Teich of member station...with the world- renowned Lowell Observatory just up the street...PHIL MASSEY (Astronomer, Lowell Observatory): I decided...
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Into the night. (stargazing in November)(includes related article on the observatories of Hawaii, Arizona and California)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...visits. Smaller observatories and amateur astronomical...Bostonian Percival Lowell sought a site to...Arizona. But Lowell Observatory's most famous...quasars. Palomar, Lowell, and Lick observatories still perform important...
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Lowell Observatory
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Lowell Observatory An observatory at an altitude of 2210...Flagstaff, Arizona, founded in 1894 by P. Lowell . It contains a 24-inch (0.61-m) refractor installed by Lowell in 1896, and the 0.33-m astrograph...
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Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search ( LONEOS...Earth asteroids and comets undertaken by Lowell Observatory , using a 0.6-m Schmidt...operation in 1998. http://asteroid.lowell.edu/asteroid/loneos/loneos.html
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Observatories, Astronomical
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...railroads used the observatory's time. Eventually...forced the Naval Observatory to build a second...After the Civil War, observatories became a common addition...growing number of observatories in rural areas and...1863), Dearborn Observatory in Chicago (later...astronomer Percival ...
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Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Tololo Inter-American Observatory , astronomical observatory located on Cerro Tololo...other major national observatories as the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. The principal...reflector belonging to the Lowell Observatory. Additional...
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US Naval Observatory
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
US Naval Observatory ( USNO ) The US government observatory in northwest Washington, DC. It was founded in 1844...the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer ( NPOI ) at Lowell Observatory . http://www.usno.navy.mil/
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