The Astronomy Discovery Center
From its rooftop observing plaza to the Curiosity Zone, the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center is a place where curious visitors come to be awed by the cosmos.
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General Admission
Your experience includes the Orbits Curiosity Zone children’s interactive exhibit, the Astronomy Gallery Stardust Lab, the Giovale Open Deck Observatory with 6 advanced state-of-the-art telescopes, historical tours, historical exhibits, Pluto Discovery Dome, and famous Clark Telescope.
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General Admission Plus
Get the most out of your visit to Lowell with General Admission Plus! In addition to all the perks of a regular General Admission ticket, this plus-up option includes admission to the Dark Sky Planetarium and early access to the Universe Theater for live shows.*
*Please note that reservations for Dark Sky Planetarium and Universe Theater shows must be made at the front desk.
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Additional Experiences
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Private Group Stargazing
Designed for small groups, these private personalized expeditions across the stars offer exclusive opportunities to view the cosmos.
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Astrophotography Course
Take the first step in your astrophotography journey with an intensive course at Lowell Observatory! At the end of the course, you’ll take home digital copies of the two images and all of the raw data to use as you like, as well as additional resources to aid you in your astrophotography journey!
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LDT Excursion
Learn the ins and outs of what it takes to maintain and operate a powerful 4.3-meter telescope, as well as how we use it to make groundbreaking discoveries about our universe. With a mirror larger than 14 feet across, this massive telescope itself is a sight to behold!
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Areas of Research
Our Look into the Solar System
Solar System
Planetary scientists continue a long tradition of studying bodies in the solar system, including the Sun, planets, moons, comets, meteors, asteroids, and Kuiper belt objects.
Our Look into the Solar System
How We Study the Stars
Stellar Astrophysics
Another longstanding tradition at Lowell is the study of stars, from supermassive Wolf-Rayet stars to low-mass M-dwarf varieties.
How We Study the Stars
What Else is Out There?
Exoplanetary Systems
Lowell astronomers search for distant worlds around other stars and characterize their nature.
What Else is Out There?
Learning About Our Neighbors
Galactic & Extragalactic Astronomy
V. M. Slipher’s observations of the redshifts of galaxies a century ago were the first evidence for the expansion of the universe. Research on structures of galaxies and of the universe continues at Lowell today.
Learning About Our Neighbors
The Tools of Astronomy
Instrumentation Research & Development
Our instrumentation team carries out a variety of work in support of research instrumentation, outreach telescopes, and historic preservation projects.
The Tools of Astronomy
