The Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is located in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was
established in 1894 by Dr. Percival Lowell. Dr. Percival borrowed several
telescopes and managed to collect a small staff and began making
observations of the sky. In 1896, Dr. Percival got a 24-inch Alvan Clark
refracting telescope that was 32 feet long. Costing $20,000, it is housed
in a dome made of Ponderosa pine, the dome was built in ten days with ten
men, using no tools. To this day is still standing, and is recognized as a
National Historic Landmark; it allows viewers to go in and look through the
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