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Clark Telescope
Credit: Tom Alexander/Lowell Observatory
Onlookers enjoy Lowell Observatory's Clark Telescope in Flagstaff, AZ. Photo taken on April 10, 2011.
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Lowell Observatory Campus Aerial View
Credit: Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory campus from above. Photo taken April 10, 2011.
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Lowell Star Party
Credit: Jeremy Perez/Lowell Observatory
At Lowell Observatory amateurs and enthusiasts can have the opportunity to look through telescopes with professional astronomers. Image released May 6, 2006.
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Docent Tour of Clark Telescope
Credit: Tom Alexander/Lowell Observatory
A docent informs visitors about the Clark telescope during a tour at Lowell Observatory. Photo taken April 10, 2012.
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The Rotunda Museum at Lowell Observatory by Night
Credit: Lowell Observatory
The Lowell Observatory rotunda sits under stars. Photo taken July 5, 2005.
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Percival Lowell
Credit: Library of Congress
Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Percival Lowell founded the observatory in 1894.
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Lowell at the Clark Telescope
Credit: Lowell Observatory
Astronomer Percival Lowell looks through the Clark Telescope.
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Clyde Tombaugh
Credit: Lowell Observatory
Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto, peers into an instrument.
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Discovery Channel Telescope
Credit: Lowell Observatory
Forty miles southeast of Flagstaff at the Happy Jack site, the DCT is complete. This 4.3-meter telescope rises seven stories above the top of a cinder cone. Photo taken October 19, 2009.
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Barred Spiral Galaxy M109
Credit: Lowell Observatory
One of the first images captured by the Discovery Channel Telescope in Arizona shows the barred spiral galaxy M109. The privately funded observatory took its first photos in May 2012.
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M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy, Discovery Channel Telescope First Light Image
Credit: Lowell Observatory
One of the first images taken by the Discovery Channel Telescope was of the Sombrero Galaxy, M104. The image was obtained April-May 2012.
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Discovery Channel Telescope First Light Image: M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
Credit: Lowell Observatory
One of the first images taken by the Discovery Channel Telescope was of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. The image was obtained April-May 2012.
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Discovery Channel Telescope and Moon
Credit: Len Bright/Lowell Observatory
The Discovery Channel Telescope dome with the Moon overhead. Photo taken April 17, 2012.
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Media Meets Science: New Telescope a Team Effort
Credit: Lowell Obsevatory
An artist's rendering of the Discovery Channel Telescope.
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Clark Telescope Dome Glows at Night
Credit: Lowell Observatory
The Clark Telescope Dome at Lowell Observatory glows redly at night.
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Clark Telescope With Moon
Credit: Lowell Observatory
The moon shines above the Clark Telescope at the Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona. File photo undated.
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Clark Telescope Detail
Credit: Lowell Observatory
The Clark Telescope at Lowell Observatory is seen in detail. File photo undated.
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Clark Telescope
Credit: Lowell Observatory
The Clark Telescope stands in Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona. File photo undated.
