On the path to the
24" Clark Telescope
Our tour guide at the
"Washington" tree
Path to 24" Clark Telescope
and 16" Public observatory
Lowell Memorial
Group on tour
McAllister 16" Telescope (dome)
016.JPG McAllister 16" Telescope (in the dome)
This is an f/3 primary mirror, overall f/18, manufactured by
Boller & Chivens, April 15, 1963; originally owned by Northwestern
University and moved to Lowell Observatory in summer of 1995.
McAllister 16" Telescope (mount)
24" Clark Telescope
Ford wheels for rotating dome
Wooden dome
Eyepiece end pier
24" Clark Telescope & Finder
Chris Quock at the guide scope
Golden leaves on aspen trees
Rotunda
Slipher Building
Rotunda: Painting of Lowell, Stonehenge, ...
Photo of Lowell in his office
Rotunda: Lowell bust
Rotunda: Search for Planet X
sample plate, one of 250 plates taken between 1906-1907 by
Lowell's assistants.
Entering Pluto telescope building
A. Lawrence Lowell 13" Astrograph
A. Lawrence Lowell 13" Astrograph
Our host for 13" Astrograph
Safety glove
Approaching Meteor Crater
Lower observation deck
Meteor Crater
Meteor Crater upper observing deck
Observation deck telescopes
Meteor Crater aerial view photo
Tour guide, Eduardo, at Barringer shelter
Barringer's shelter
Don Davis art: T minus 0.01 sec
Don Davis art: T plus 1 sec
Don Davis art: T plus 2 sec
Don Davis art: T plus 7 sec
Don Davis art: T plus 5-10 min
Holsinger Meteorite in visitor center
1450 pounds, largest of all "Diablo Irons", named after the finder.
Bust of Barringer 