"history, and today it is telling us facts, forever wonderful, about the size of our universe; perhaps tomorrow it will give us practical help in showing us how to predict climatic conditions in the future. Steward Observatory manages three different observing locations in southern Arizona: Mount Graham International Observatory (MGIO), Mount Lemmon Observatory, and Catalina Station on Mount Bigelow. It also operates telescopes at two additional important observatories: Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) and Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory on Mount Hopkins. Steward is a partner in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III, which is located in New Mexico at Apache Point"
"Powell Observatory Powell Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near Louisburg in Miami County, Kansas. It features several large telescopes and is available for public viewing, for private use of Astronomical Society of Kansas City members, and for ongoing research projects. The observatory, located in Lewis-Young Park just north of Louisburg, was built in 1984 by members of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City (ASKC). Its main telescope is a Ruisinger Newtonian reflector, with a single objective (mirror), housed in a dome. This telescope is believed to be the largest in a five-state (Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma) area. The"
"Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in Middlesex County, Lowell (along with Cambridge) was a county seat until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. With an estimated population of 109,945 in 2014, it is the fourth-largest city in Massachusetts, and the second-largest in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. The city is also part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area called Greater Lowell, as well as New England's Merrimack Valley region. Incorporated in 1826 to serve as a mill town, Lowell was named after Francis Cabot Lowell, a local figure in the Industrial Revolution."
"Lowell National Historical Park Lowell National Historical Park is a National Historical Park of the United States located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Established in 1978 a few years after Lowell Heritage State Park, it is operated by the National Park Service and comprises a group of different sites in and around the city of Lowell related to the era of textile manufacturing in the city during the Industrial Revolution. In 2019, the park is scheduled to be included as Massachusetts' representative in the America the Beautiful Quarters series. First settled by Europeans in the 17th century, East Chelmsford (later renamed Lowell"
"Queens Museum. Entitle New York, New York, New York, the images were from a scale model of New York City and also sold by the museum at the Frieze Art Fair. Spencer Lowell lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons. Spencer Lowell Spencer Lowell (born 1983) is an American photographer based in Los Angeles. Lowell first gained international attention with his photographs of the Mars rover in 2007. He has contributed photographs to cover stories of publications such as ""Time"", ""Wired"", ""Fortune"", and ""Popular Science"". His works have been described as pairing ""scientific pragmatism with an unbridled"
"Loomis Observatory Loomis Observatory (also known as the Elias Loomis Observatory) is the second oldest observatory in the United States, located in Hudson, Ohio. Construction was completed in 1838. It is located on the campus of Western Reserve Academy, a boarding and college preparatory school. When constructed it was located at Western Reserve College, now known as Case Western Reserve University. The Loomis Observatory is the oldest observatory in the United States to still sit in its original location. The oldest American observatory, the Hopkins Observatory at Williams College, has been relocated twice in its history. Under the influence and"
"Arizona University, the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (NOFS) and the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Flagstaff campus. Lowell Observatory continues to be an active astronomical observatory and a popular visitors center which hosts educational displays and tours. It has a distributed network of small telescopes which together create images of celestial bodies with much higher resolutions than any other single telescope can produce. Research is involved in observations of near-Earth phenomena such as asteroids and comets. The observatory is also involved in a $30 million project with the Discovery Channel to build the Discovery Channel Telescope, a sophisticated,"
"line. Lowell, Oregon Lowell is a city in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,045. The city is on the north shore of Dexter Reservoir on the Middle Fork Willamette River. The most used route to Lowell is along Lowell Bridge, a covered bridge that crosses the reservoir from Oregon Route 58. A post office called Lowell has been in operation since 1883. The city was named after Lowell, Maine. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land"
"2006 for $1.2 million. It includes several signs explaining the history of Lane County's covered bridges, and the area around Lowell and Lowell Bridge. Lowell Bridge Lowell Bridge is a covered bridge in Lowell, Oregon, United States. The original bridge was built in 1907. The current bridge was built in 1945. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Before the Lowell Bridge was constructed, pioneer Amos Hyland settled on the Middle Fork Willamette River in 1874, and established the town of Lowell, which he named after his birthplace of Lowell, Maine. The founding of the"
"Lowell, Oregon Lowell is a city in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,045. The city is on the north shore of Dexter Reservoir on the Middle Fork Willamette River. The most used route to Lowell is along Lowell Bridge, a covered bridge that crosses the reservoir from Oregon Route 58. A post office called Lowell has been in operation since 1883. The city was named after Lowell, Maine. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and"
"Lowell, Ohio Lowell is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 549 at the 2010 census. The first European settlers to the land that would become Lowell arrived in the late 18th century after the 1787 Northwest Ordinance opened the territory for settlement. Soon after the Ordinance took effect, the Ohio Company of Associates purchased of land along the Muskingum River and proceeded to survey the area. The first settlement in what would become the state of Ohio was Marietta, founded in 1788 near the mouth of the Muskingum about downstream from"
"Lowell, Indiana Lowell is a town in West Creek and Cedar Creek townships, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,276 at the 2010 census. Lowell was platted in 1853. It was named after Lowell, Massachusetts. The James Brannon House, Melvin A. Halsted House, Lowell Commercial Historic District, Charles E. Nichols House, and J. Claude Rumsey House are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Lowell is located at (41.2924, −87.4151). According to the 2010 census, Lowell has a total area of , of which (or 98.29%) is land and (or 1.71%) is water. Located five miles outside"
"plenty of co-working and meeting spaces. The UMASS Lowell Innovation Hub (iHUB) offer entrepreneurs, startups, technology companies and established manufacturing partners 24-hour access to all the amenities they need to get their businesses up and running, such as: ""See List of People from Lowell, Massachusetts"" Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in Middlesex County, Lowell (along with Cambridge) was a county seat until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. With an estimated population of 109,945 in 2014, it is the fourth-largest city in Massachusetts, and the second-largest in the Boston metropolitan statistical area."
"Mount Wilson Observatory The Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO) is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles. The observatory contains two historically important telescopes: the Hooker telescope, which was the largest aperture telescope in the world from its completion in 1917 to 1949, and the 60-inch telescope which was the largest operational telescope in the world when it was completed in 1908. It also contains the Snow solar telescope completed in 1905, the 60 foot (18 m) solar"
"Edward L. G. Bowell Edward L. G. ""Ted"" Bowell (born 1943 in London), is an American astronomer. Bowell was educated at Emanuel School London, University College, London, and the Université de Paris. He was principal investigator of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS). He has discovered a large number of asteroids, both as part of LONEOS and in his own right before LONEOS began. Among the latter are the Jovian asteroids 2357 Phereclos, 2759 Idomeneus, 2797 Teucer, 2920 Automedon, 3564 Talthybius, 4057 Demophon, and (4489) 1988 AK. He also co-discovered the periodic comet 140P/Bowell-Skiff and the non-periodic comet C/1980 E1."
"Lowell State College Lowell State College was a public college located in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1894 as the Lowell Normal School, it was chartered as teacher training institution for women. The college merged with nearby Lowell Technological Institute in 1975 to become the University of Lowell, a comprehensive institution. In 1991, the campus was incorporated into the University of Massachusetts system as the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The Lowell Normal School was chartered in 1894 as a teacher training institution for women. The tenth and final normal school to be established in Massachusetts, it opened in 1898"
"Lowell, Wisconsin Lowell is a village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Beaver Dam River. The population was 340 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Lowell. Lowell is located at (43.338909, -88.82055). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 340 people, 136 households, and 89 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 163 housing units at an average density of . The"
"Lowell Wood Lowell Lincoln Wood Jr. (born 1941) is an American astrophysicist who has been involved with the Strategic Defense Initiative and with geoengineering studies. He has been affiliated with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Hoover Institution, and chaired the EMP Commission. Wood is a prolific inventor listed on 1,761 U.S. patents as of August 21, 2018. Wood passed Thomas Edison on June 30, 2015, becoming the all-time most prolific inventor from the United States based on number of issued U.S. utility patents. Wood earned a PhD in geophysics from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1965"
"Moore Observatory Moore Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Louisville (U of L). It is located on the Horner Wildlife Refuge in Oldham County, Kentucky (USA) approximately northeast of Louisville. It opened in 1978, and was dedicated to Walter Lee Moore, a Professor of Mathematics at U of L from 1929 to 1967. Moore Observatory is a research and advanced teaching facility of the University of Louisville. The observatory operates two research telescopes at the site, and a companion telescope at Mount Kent near Toowoomba, Australia. The observatory is located on the Horner Wildlife Refuge."
"Cross Point (Lowell, Massachusetts) Cross Point is an office complex in Lowell, Massachusetts. Formerly named Wang Towers, it is a local landmark, dominating the busy intersection of Interstate 495 (the Boston outer ring road) and U.S. Route 3. It is the third-tallest building in Lowell, after Three River Place and the Kenneth R. Fox Student Union at UMass Lowell. The complex, consisting of three interconnected cement-clad 12-storey towers and other buildings totaling over situated on , was built by original sole tenant Wang Laboratories as its new world headquarters. Construction began in 1980, and it was completed in stages at"
"Spencer Lowell Spencer Lowell (born 1983) is an American photographer based in Los Angeles. Lowell first gained international attention with his photographs of the Mars rover in 2007. He has contributed photographs to cover stories of publications such as ""Time"", ""Wired"", ""Fortune"", and ""Popular Science"". His works have been described as pairing ""scientific pragmatism with an unbridled creative energy."" Lowell was born and grew up in Los Angeles. He became a photographer at the age of 16, working for a one-hour photo lab. After high school, he worked in several camera stores and labs while practicing photography as a hobby."
"Lowell, North Carolina Lowell is a small city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, and a suburb of Charlotte, located east of Gastonia. The population was 3,526 at the 2010 census. Lowell is located at (35.267346, -81.101210). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.21%, is water. The South Fork Catawba River borders Lowell on the north, and the city is part of the Cramerton Watershed. Lowell was incorporated in 1879. It was named after Lowell, Massachusetts, in hopes the city would become a similar textile center."
"capita income for the town was $19,137. About 9.9% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over. Lowell, Maine Lowell is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 358 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Lowell Hayden, the first white child born there. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. As of the census of"
"Southern Railway. While Amtrak's passenger train also follows the Norfolk Southern main line, the nearest station is in Gastonia. Lowell, North Carolina Lowell is a small city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, and a suburb of Charlotte, located east of Gastonia. The population was 3,526 at the 2010 census. Lowell is located at (35.267346, -81.101210). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.21%, is water. The South Fork Catawba River borders Lowell on the north, and the city is part of the Cramerton Watershed. Lowell was"
"in the United States. Currently it is one of the three largest telescopes in Ohio. In 1964, three years after the Perkins Telescope arrived at Lowell Observatory, the mirror was replaced. A new mirror made of a more modern material was installed in the old mount. The old mirror was loaned to COSI in Columbus as an exhibit. Part of the arrangement between OSU, OWU, and Lowell Observatory called for Ohio State to continue to fund operations at Perkins Observatory. This included maintaining the building, the library, and the monthly public programs. However, over the following decades, without a research"
"Lowell, Maine Lowell is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 358 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Lowell Hayden, the first white child born there. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 358 people, 154 households, and 117 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 315 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.2%"
"Angel in 1838. Lowell, Iowa Lowell is an unincorporated community in southeastern Henry County, Iowa, United States. The community is located in Baltimore Township along the Skunk River. It is at the intersection of New London and Salem Roads, south of New London. Lowell's is at and elevation of . The village was laid out by a man named McCarver. At one time, Lowell had Presbyterian and Methodist congregations, two fraternal lodges, two gristmills, and five sawmills. The relatively large number of sawmills was due to Baltimore Township being two-thirds timber. The first mill in town was established by Major"
"Powell, Wyoming Powell is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,314 at the 2010 census. Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College. Powell was incorporated in 1909. Powell was named for John Wesley Powell, U.S. soldier, geologist and explorer. Powell post office was established January 23, 1908. In 2013, the area was the subject of a piece of national legislation. The Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act (S. 130; 113th Congress), which was passed by both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, would transfer a piece of"
"also become directors of nearby Lowell Observatory. NOFS has had 6 directors since 1955; its current and 6th director is Dr. Paul Shankland. NOFS remains active in supporting regional ""dark skies"", both to support its national protection mission, and to promote and protect a national resource legacy for generations of humans to come. NOFS is adjacent to Northern Arizona's San Francisco Peaks, on the alpine Colorado Plateau and geographically above the Mogollon Rim. Flagstaff and Coconino County minimize northern Arizona light pollution through legislation of progressive code – which regulates local lighting. Indeed, despite a half-century-young history, NOFS has a"
"1917 trading post at Peach Springs. Its original role was to trade native crafts for foodstuffs, medicine and household goods. The building now houses Hualapai conservation offices. Lowell Observatory, an astronomical observatory established in Flagstaff in 1894, is one of the oldest observatories in the United States and a designated National Historic Landmark. The observatory is well known for being the location where astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered the dwarf planet Pluto on February 18, 1930. Flagstaff's Santa Fe Railroad Depot, built in 1926, is the busiest of the eight Arizona Amtrak stations and includes a visitor information office. Flagstaff's 43-room"
"Lowell Bridge Lowell Bridge is a covered bridge in Lowell, Oregon, United States. The original bridge was built in 1907. The current bridge was built in 1945. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Before the Lowell Bridge was constructed, pioneer Amos Hyland settled on the Middle Fork Willamette River in 1874, and established the town of Lowell, which he named after his birthplace of Lowell, Maine. The founding of the town coincided with construction of a railroad through the settlement. At the site of the current bridge, Hyland operated a ferry across the river."
"themselves in many other pursuits from observing programs to astrophotography and CCD imaging. The Association owns/ operates the Veen Observatory, located S.W. of Lowell, Michigan, situated on private land per a ninety-nine year lease granted by James M. and H. Evelyn Marron. Construction was started in 1965 and the Observatory was dedicated in 1970, originally with a 12-inch Newtonian reflector constructed by the members. The Chaffee Planetarium made considerable contribution to the building, as well as Kent County businesses and a foundation. It is the largest amateur facility in the state of Michigan, with a 16-inch (Borr), 14-inch (Marron), and"
"Roswell Museum and Art Center The Roswell Museum and Art Center is located in Roswell, New Mexico, United States, and features exhibits about the art and history of the American Southwest. Exhibits include fine art, sculpture, prints, decorative arts, and historic artefacts. The museum operates the Patricia Lubben Bassett Art Education Center, which opened in 1998 as a learning facility in the state of New Mexico. The facility supports a museum-school-community creative exchange that provides arts education opportunities for all ages. The Robert H. Goddard Planetarium was built through an initiative shared by the museum and the Roswell Independent School"